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Alnwick Castle

Alnwick, England

Alnwick Castle

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

The bridge through trees

Seneca Falls, New York

Bridge Street Bridge

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

A cappuccino goes great with a slice of New York-style cheesecake.

New York, New York

Caffe Reggio

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

The so-called “palace” of Abraxas.

Noisy-le-Grand, France

Espaces d’Abraxas

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

Algodones Dunes

Glamis, California

Algodones Dunes

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

“You’ll Float TOO!!”

Bangor, Maine

The Sewer Drain from “IT”

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

Forest Gump ran past this particular lighthouse.

Port Clyde, Maine

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

YMCA Camp Erdman

Waialua, Hawaii

YMCA Camp Erdman

This iconic location, shrouded in mystery and nostalgia and still an active YMCA camp, was the setting for the Dharma Barracks in the hit TV series 'Lost.'

The 5th floor, in 2008.

Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Labs Holmdel Complex

The real-life ‘Severance’ office building.

The original boathouse was built in the 1870s.

New York, New York

Central Park Boathouse

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

‘Good Will Hunting’ Bench

Boston, Massachusetts

‘Good Will Hunting’ Bench

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

Farrandsville Iron Furnace

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Farrandsville Iron Furnace

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.

Penny Rock

Montrose, Pennsylvania

Penny Rock

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Suspension Bridge

Barryville, New York

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct Suspension Bridge

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

An inglorious end to a once-proud ship.
Permanently Closed

St. Louis, Missouri

USS Inaugural (1993-2013)

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

Bird's Botanicals
Permanently Closed

Kansas City, Missouri

Bird's Botanicals

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

Leila's Hair Museum

Independence, Missouri

Leila's Hair Museum

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

Worlds Largest Spool of Thread, November 2021

Hamilton, Missouri

World's Largest Spool of Thread

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

Round Spring

Round Spring, Missouri

Round Spring

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.

Alley grist mill.

Eminence, Missouri

Alley Spring Mill

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

Crusher.

Park Hills, Missouri

Missouri Mines State Historic Site

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

Considered the bluest spring in Missouri.

Ellington, Missouri

Blue Spring

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

Amidon Gorge

Fredericktown, Missouri

Castor River Shut-Ins

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

Big Spring from afar.

Van Buren, Missouri

Big Spring

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

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