San Simeon, California
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
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San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
Carpinteria, California
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Bodfish, California
This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.
Brookside, Delaware
The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.
Dover, Delaware
The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
Takoma Park, Maryland
The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Baltimore, Maryland
A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Laurel, Maryland
A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Toronto, Ontario
The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.
Toronto, Ontario
A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Brevard, North Carolina
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.
Leupp, Arizona
Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.
Peach Springs, Arizona
In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
Durham, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.
Raleigh, North Carolina
In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.