Leggett, California
Chandelier Tree
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Places I've been
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Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona
This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Tombstone, Arizona
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.
Derry, New Hampshire
Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Hope, New Jersey
Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.