Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt Historic District
A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
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Greenbelt, Maryland
A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
Cambridge, Maryland
The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.
Delmar, Maryland
The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.
Church Creek, Maryland
The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.
Norfolk, Virginia
This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Rhododendron, Oregon
According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.
Peoria, Illinois
This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Buford, Wyoming
One of the smallest towns in the United States.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Spokane, Washington
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Iowa City, Iowa
This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.