Simsbury, Connecticut
The Pinchot Sycamore
This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.
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Simsbury, Connecticut
This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.
Northwoods, Washington
A startling waterfall, not far from a roadside viewpoint.
Patagonia, Arizona
A remote desert monument marks where a priest and explorer entered what later became Arizona.
Boulder City, Nevada
A photogenic rock-art site that is also a popular climbing and canyoneering area.
Chicago, Illinois
In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.
Klamath, California
This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.
Saginaw, Michigan
Soaring mural splashed across 70-year-old silos in Michigan.
Vonore, Tennessee
A group of monuments to the Cherokee origins of Tennessee.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.
Morganton, North Carolina
An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.
Asheville, North Carolina
This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.
High Point, North Carolina
This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.
Zebulon, North Carolina
A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.
Creedmoor, North Carolina
Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.
Asheville, North Carolina
The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.
Vincennes, Indiana
Indiana’s oldest brick building was home to America's shortest-serving president.
Germfask, Michigan
Michigan's first reclaimed art sculpture lounges along the Upper Peninsula's Manistique River.
DeQuincy, Louisiana
Thousands of railroad artifacts are housed in one of the last remaining mission revival style train depots in the South.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
This gallery dedicated to regional and emerging Black artists is housed in a historic building-turned-arts-hub.
West Shokan, New York
Beneath its placid surface, one of New York City's primary sources of drinking water hides a haunted past.
Moab, Utah
This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.