Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
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Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Chicago, Illinois
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Virginia City, Nevada
Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Virginia City, Nevada
These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
North Bend, Ohio
This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.
Mansfield, Ohio
The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
Mansfield, Ohio
Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.
Mansfield, Ohio
This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.
Marion, Ohio
This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.