Saint Paul, Minnesota
Barker-Karpis Hideout House
Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.
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Williams, Minnesota
The Minnesota Forest
This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Western Sculpture Park
An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Thorp Building Navy Guard Towers
During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
Duluth, Minnesota
Ely's Peak and DWP Railroad Tunnel
A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Trempealeau Catfish Statue
A giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to this Wisconsin river town and heralds its annual Catfish Days festival.
Mercer, Maine
Mercer Meeting House
A circa-1800 meeting house that once served as the social and civic heart of this small Maine town.
Cushing, Maine
Langlais Art Preserve
The life’s work of a sculptor preserved in the Maine woods.
Farmington, Maine
Nordica Homestead Museum
The birthplace of this Gilded Age celebrity, opera singer, suffragette, and shipwreck survivor has been turned into a museum celebrating her fascinating life.
Bangor, Maine
Thomas Hill Standpipe
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Bangor, Maine
Stephen King's Former House
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mount Trashmore
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Washington, D.C.
Conduit Road Schoolhouse
The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Capital Transit Co. Streetcar Barn
Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.
Washington, D.C.
Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Peirce Mill Spy Station
Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.
Corolla, North Carolina
Corolla Wild Horses
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Permanently Closed
Bethesda, Maryland
The Linden Oak
This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.
Permanently Closed
College Park, Maryland
Pinball Parlor at MOM's Organic Market
Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.
Dummerston, Vermont
Naulakha
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Orenda Spring Tufa
A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
