Fort Payne, Alabama
Dye Ditch Gang
This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.
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Fort Payne, Alabama
This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.
Arlington, Virginia
The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.
Lettsworth, Louisiana
The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.
Simsboro, Louisiana
The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
New Orleans, Louisiana
If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?
Sandy Hook, Mississippi
One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Sarasota, Florida
The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.
Clearwater, Florida
An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.
Ormond Beach, Florida
The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.
Banavie, Scotland
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Dunfermline, Scotland
Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?
Linlithgow, Scotland
The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.
Mid Clyth, Scotland
A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.
Alltnacaillich, Scotland
Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.
West Lothian, Scotland
This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.
Hermitage, Scotland
This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.
Kilsyth, Scotland
Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.
Glasgow, Scotland
Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.