Essex, Connecticut
'Turtle' Submarine at Connecticut River Museum
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
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Essex, Connecticut
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
Essex, Connecticut
This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."
Mountainair, New Mexico
The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Cibola County, New Mexico
In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.
Houck, Arizona
This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.
Holbrook, Arizona
This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Winslow, Arizona
One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Tonalea, Arizona
The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Tuba City, Arizona
One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.
Cameron, Arizona
More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
New York, New York
This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.