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Hatteras, North Carolina
Hatteras Weather Bureau Station
This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.
35.2202, -75.6904
Frisco, North Carolina
Outer Banks Futuro House
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
35.2488, -75.6087
Smith Island, Maryland
Smith Island
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
37.9954, -76.0333
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
True Treats
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
39.3235, -77.7308
Lusby, Maryland
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.
38.3956, -76.4293
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
38.0683, -81.0833
Frederick, Maryland
One-Million-Liter Test Sphere
This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.
39.4353, -77.4291
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Teahouse
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
40.0157, -105.2770
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Cueva Ventana
This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.
18.3715, -66.6916
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
18.3464, -66.7528
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Springs Penny Arcade
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
38.8589, -104.9180
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Mineral Springs
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
38.8581, -104.9172
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
38.8629, -104.9122
Denver, Colorado
The Miller Building
This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.
39.7476, -104.9999
Central City, Colorado
The Face on the Barroom Floor
This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.
39.8009, -105.5132
Idaho Springs, Colorado
Steve Canyon Statue
This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.
39.7421, -105.5069
Denver, Colorado
Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
39.7392, -104.9848
Evergreen, Colorado
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
39.5883, -105.6438
Stratton, Colorado
419.99 Mile Marker
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
39.2943, -102.5815
Denver, Colorado
Cheesman Park
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
39.7321, -104.9666
Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt Historic District
A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.
39.0006, -76.8805
Fort Washington, Maryland
Remains of Truxton Circle Fountain
Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.
38.7103, -77.0276
Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Washington
This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.
38.7120, -77.0343
Scotland, Maryland
Point Lookout State Park
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
38.0501, -76.3221
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