Dowth, Ireland
Newgrange
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
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Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.
Chicago, Illinois
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
White Oaks, New Mexico
In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Montpelier, Vermont
A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.
Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
Rough and Ready, California
The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.
Wendover, Utah
A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.
Los Angeles, California
This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Butte, Montana
The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Le Roy, New York
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.
Bruges, Belgium
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.