Paducah, Kentucky
Floodwall Murals
A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
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Paducah, Kentucky
A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Hana, Hawaii
A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).
Memphis, Tennessee
The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Nevada City, California
A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.
Anaheim, California
Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Lincoln, New Mexico
The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Magdalena, New Mexico
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.