Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Historic Tun Tavern Location
Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.
Johnson City, Tennessee
This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.
Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Morganton, North Carolina
An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.
Anchorage, Alaska
Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.
Anchorage, Alaska
A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances.
Whittier, Alaska
The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Alaska
The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.
Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Juneau, Alaska
The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.
Juneau, Alaska
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Juneau, Alaska
Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.
Juneau, Alaska
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
Springfield, Illinois
The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.