Baker, Nevada
The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
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Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Nîmes, France
The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.
Paris, France
This facility has manufactured stunning tapestries for France's royalty ever since the 17th century.
Colmar, France
This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.
Strasbourg, France
Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.
Reims, France
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Lourdes, France
Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.
Cheverny, France
The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France
The world's most famous cheese caves.
Rouen, France
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.