Big Bear Lake, California
The Tiffany Dome
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Big Bear Lake, California
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This iconic lounge is home to the longest running drag show in Philadelphia, iconic jazz trios, and is the birthplace to the infamous "Citywide."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This mechanical marvel is a 24-hour cheese vending machine, holding freshly made cheeses from the internationally acclaimed Perrystead Dairy.
Walnut Cove, North Carolina
An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.
Angelus Oaks, California
Meet California's largest recorded lodgepole pine: an 11-story-tall, 440-year-old living relic that has survived centuries of disaster to rank among the world's greatest forest giants.
Phelps, Wisconsin
America’s first living history museum of camping — a decade-by-decade museum of vintage campers, luxury tents, and Northwoods vacation history that guests can actually sleep in.
Hastings, Nebraska
The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.
Howard, Kansas
It's a tiny roadside universe of welded folk-art creatures built by one man who turned farm-repair welding into an imaginative anything goes sculpture garden that you stumble upon by accident and walk away remembering.
Emporia, Kansas
An eclectic collection of mathematical items that include puzzles, art, calculating devices, and historical reproductions.
Laporte Township, Pennsylvania
The forest has reclaimed nearly everything—streets included—from this failed Pennsylvania "City of Heaven" that was once deeded directly to God.
Hillsboro, Texas
One man’s nostalgic collection of ’50s Americana
Allentown, Pennsylvania
A sprawling bloom-filled refuge with walking paths, benches, and a fountain at its center
Saint Robert, Missouri
Everything good comes from Uranus
Marilla, New York
A general store in rural New York has been selling hardware, candy, and conversation to the same families for 175 years straight.
Galveston, Texas
A venerable restaurant chain's one-off attempt to blur the line between themed eatery and amusement park
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bronze guardians of steel’s glory, now standing outside the Allentown Art Museum
Ellensburg, Washington
The last surviving footbridge in the Yakima Canyon, now a historic landmark, provides access to wilderness west of the Yakima River
Altadena, California
Beside a lonely road winding into the hills overlooking Altadena, sits a portal that urges callers to embrace humanity‘s innermost expression: Goodbye
Stillwater, Minnesota
A park full of giant teddy bear statues was an anonymous gift to its host city
Los Angeles, California
This gray utility box is not full of wires; it is a tiny, operational theater hiding on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An art gallery/gift shop that feels like Tim Burton, Pee Wee Herman, and Jim Henson combined!
Washington, D.C.
Small indie movie theater that shows documentaries and unique films and has a cocktail bar with great drinks.
Payson, Utah
Secluded wading pool with small waterfall and lovely nature.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A treasure trove of material within the University of Pittsburgh Library Systems has spawned the world's first and only center for academic study of the horror genre.