Terlingua, Texas
Lajitas Ghost Town
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
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Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
San Antonio, Texas
This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Chincoteague, Virginia
The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Hampton, Virginia
This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
Williamsburg, Virginia
America's first public mental health facility.
Newport News, Virginia
A collection of vehicles across American military history.
Yorktown, Virginia
The location where the American Revolution ended.
Newport News, Virginia
The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.
San Francisco, California
At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.