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A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

Home of the world's smallest dinosaur footprints.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.