Rockport, Texas
The Big Tree
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
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Rockport, Texas
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Northport, Michigan
A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Twentynine Palms, California
In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Quartzsite, Arizona
This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.
Langtry, Texas
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Comstock, Texas
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Leasburg, Missouri
Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.