Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Indian Echo Caverns
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Leadville, Colorado
Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
New York, New York
Patent Pending
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
Evanston, Illinois
Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Harmony, Minnesota
Niagara Cave
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Luray, Virginia
The Great Stalacpipe Organ
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The Basin
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
Apostle Island Sea Caves
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Bend, Oregon
Lava River Cave
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Three Rivers, California
Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
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Bloomington, Indiana
Empire Quarry
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
LaCrosse, Washington
Palouse Falls
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
McLean, Virginia
CIA Museum
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Roden Crater
The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
Seattle, Washington
Blue Moon Tavern
This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.
New York, New York
Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
Houston, Texas
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Monongahela Incline
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.
