Key West, Florida
U.S. Route 1 Mile 0 Sign
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
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Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Chokoloskee, Florida
A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
New Boston, New Hampshire
A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.
Ithaca, New York
This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.
Fire Island, New York
A rare forest habitat nestled behind two sand dunes.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Piti, Guam
A beautiful waterway tucked in the corner of a power plant.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
San Diego, California
Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
Neah Bay, Washington
At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Lubec, Maine
This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.
Lubec, Maine
This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.