Hume, California
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The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
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Hume, California
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
East Windsor, Connecticut
A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.
Washington, D.C.
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania
Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.
Wilmington, Delaware
An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.
Williams, Arizona
A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Phoenix, Arizona
This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.
Phoenix, Arizona
Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Lehi, Utah
Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
Linville, North Carolina
You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
Erie, Kansas
A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.
Van Buren, Missouri
Often referred to as the largest spring in America.
Ellington, Missouri
One of the deepest springs in Missouri.
Chinle, Arizona
Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."