Oxnard, California
La Jenelle Park
Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.
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Oxnard, California
Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.
Laughlin, Nevada
The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.
Laughlin, Nevada
A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Searchlight, Nevada
Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Kansas City, Missouri
The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Benson, Arizona
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Paradise, Michigan
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.
Ochopee, Florida
In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.