San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Lexington, Kentucky
A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Brevard, North Carolina
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Anniston, Alabama
A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
Seffner, Florida
An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
Tampa, Florida
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.