Seattle, Washington
Mox Boarding House
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
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Seattle, Washington
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Culpeper, Virginia
A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Yorktown, Virginia
The location where the American Revolution ended.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.
Goldvein, Virginia
These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.
Chehalis, Washington
A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Seattle, Washington
An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.
Spokane, Washington
This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Ormond Beach, Florida
The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.