Lake Placid, Florida
Lake Placid Murals
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
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Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Alcoa, Tennessee
One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Westmoreland, Tennessee
This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
Tallahassee, Florida
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
Staten Island, New York
Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.
Washington, D.C.
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Washington, D.C.
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Key West, Florida
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Clearwater, Florida
An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.
Tampa, Florida
This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Los Angeles, California
Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.
Palmyra, Tennessee
Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Dallas, Texas
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.