Kinderhook, New York
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
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Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Addison, Vermont
Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".
Lake Placid, New York
It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Lancaster, New Hampshire
The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.
Moscow, Maine
A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.
Perry, Maine
A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.
Goliad, Texas
The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.
Brownsville, Texas
The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.
Laredo, Texas
The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
Marfa, Texas
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Marfa, Texas
Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Des Moines, New Mexico
This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.