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43.1415, -80.2643
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Payson, Arizona
Camp Verde to Payson Mail Route Memorial
The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.
34.2321, -111.3379
Phoenix, Arizona
Governor Hunt's Pyramid Tomb
The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.
33.4519, -111.9444
Phoenix, Arizona
Hole-in-the-Rock
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
33.4565, -111.9453
Flagler Beach, Florida
Bulow Plantation Ruins
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
29.4351, -81.1423
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Cruger-dePeyster Sugar Mill Ruins
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
29.0092, -80.9406
Merritt Island, Florida
Georgiana Cemetery
Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.
28.2873, -80.6745
Aarhus, Denmark
Cirkuskroen (The Circus Pub)
This legendary dive bar boasts a collection of over 1,300 clown figurines.
56.1648, 10.2171
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery
A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.
29.9453, -90.1275
Dubuque, Iowa
Fenelon Place Elevator
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
42.4969, -90.6676
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 'Dowager Empress' Crystal Ball
The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.
39.9494, -75.1916
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spruce Hill Bird Sanctuary
Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.
39.9538, -75.2128
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
39.9535, -75.1768
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SS United States
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
39.9185, -75.1371
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Cookie Jar House
A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.
39.8418, -75.0781
Gibbstown, New Jersey
C. A. Nothnagle Log House
The C. A. Nothnagle Log House stands as the oldest surviving log cabin in the United States, offering a remarkable glimpse into America's colonial past.
39.8179, -75.2658
Utulei, American Samoa
Abandoned Mt. Alava Aerial Tramway
The site of abandoned cable car system provides expansive views of Tutuila and nearby capital Pago Pago.
-14.2795, -170.6833
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fort Mifflin
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
39.8774, -75.2136
Milton, Massachusetts
George H.W. Bush Birthplace
Though a proud Texan, the 41st President of the United States started life in the suburbs of Boston.
42.2669, -71.0671
Chester, Pennsylvania
William Penn Landing Site
Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.
39.8439, -75.3613
Madeira Beach, Florida
The Church by the Sea
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
27.7937, -82.7907
Wilmington, Delaware
Ebright Azimuth
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
39.8358, -75.5192
Essington, Pennsylvania
Lazaretto Quarantine Station
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
39.8620, -75.2999
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Building
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
39.9514, -75.1621
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Grand Court Organ
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
39.9519, -75.1618
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