Mount Desert, Maine
Bubble Rock
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
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Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Kittery, Maine
Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.
Swans Island, Maine
This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
York, Maine
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Spencer, West Virginia
A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
New Haven, West Virginia
This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Grafton, West Virginia
Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Morgantown, West Virginia
This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Cisco, Utah
Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Huntsville, Utah
Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.
Wendover, Utah
A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.