Glocester, Rhode Island
Memorial to Betty the Learned Elephant
A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Glocester, Rhode Island
A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.
Los Angeles, California
Because there's no place like home.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Quinault, Washington
Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
What appears to be a historic cabin nestled within Valles Caldera National Preserve is actually part of an abandoned movie set.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Chadron, Nebraska
A fur trade museum in western Nebraska stands on the reconstructed footprint of a 19th-century trading post.
Ronks, Pennsylvania
A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.
Hibbing, Minnesota
An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Collettsville, North Carolina
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Pikeville, North Carolina
A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.
Fruita, Colorado
Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.
La Junta, Colorado
The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.