Union, Connecticut
Traveler Restaurant
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
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Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Fairfield, Maine
This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.
Gebo, Wyoming
Remnants of a town from a bygone era.
Fountain Hills, Arizona
An ambitious developer built what was once the world's tallest fountain in a Phoenix suburb.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.
Petoskey, Michigan
As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
This 250-to 375-year-old live oak tree towers over the back garden of a local history museum.
West Shokan, New York
Beneath its placid surface, one of New York City's primary sources of drinking water hides a haunted past.
Vincennes, Indiana
Indiana’s oldest brick building was home to America's shortest-serving president.
Chicago, Illinois
In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.
Klamath, California
This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.
Saginaw, Michigan
Soaring mural splashed across 70-year-old silos in Michigan.
Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
Vonore, Tennessee
A group of monuments to the Cherokee origins of Tennessee.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
This single-screen Art Deco theater in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania opened its doors in 1941.
Northwoods, Washington
A startling waterfall, not far from a roadside viewpoint.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Boston, Massachusetts
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
New York, New York
Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
Annapolis, Maryland
One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.