New Haven, Connecticut
East Rock Park
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
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New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
New Haven, Connecticut
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.
Palatka, Florida
Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Clermont, Florida
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
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
The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Kaumakani, Hawaii
A Japanese pilot crash-landed on this Hawaiian island after the Pearl Harbor attack and terrorized locals for a week.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.