Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Places I've been
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Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Pasadena, California
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
San Marino, California
Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Derry, New Hampshire
Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.