Vandalia, Illinois
The Kaskaskia Dragon
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Places I've been
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Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Monroeville, Alabama
An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Montgomery, Alabama
The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.
Montgomery, Alabama
The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Montgomery, Alabama
Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Valle, Arizona
An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cairo, Illinois
The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Drogheda, Ireland
This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Dumbarton, Scotland
This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.