Alexandria, Virginia
Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
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Alexandria, Virginia
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.
Ishpeming, Michigan
A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.
Reno, Nevada
This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Inyo County, California
A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.
Western Shore, Nova Scotia
Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.