Arlington, Virginia
George Washington Memorial Parkway
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
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Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Pine Swamp, Pennsylvania
A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Yeadon, Pennsylvania
America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.
Houston, Texas
This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.
Eleele, Hawaii
A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.
Providence, Rhode Island
A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Keflavík, Iceland
A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.