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41.6658, -86.1845
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38.8706, -77.0687
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47.5681, 10.6981
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29.9295, -94.2744
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Golden, Colorado
The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
39.7333, -105.2386
Denver, Colorado
Cheesman Park
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
39.7321, -104.9666
Denver, Colorado
Buckhorn Exchange
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.
39.7324, -105.0049
Cañon City, Colorado
Royal Gorge Bridge
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
38.4621, -105.3245
Rye, Colorado
Bishop Castle
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
38.0610, -105.0942
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
38.8784, -104.8698
Lakewood, Colorado
Casa Bonita
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
39.7419, -105.0709
Estes Park, Colorado
The Stanley Hotel
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
40.3830, -105.5190
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
47.6081, -122.3403
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
47.6512, -122.3477
New Orleans, Louisiana
Street Name Tiles of New Orleans
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
29.9578, -90.0664
New Orleans, Louisiana
Antoine’s Restaurant
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
29.9567, -90.0664
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
29.9606, -90.0639
New Orleans, Louisiana
LaLaurie Mansion
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
29.9618, -90.0612
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafayette Cemetery
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
29.9286, -90.0843
New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
29.9594, -90.0714
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Belt System
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
40.4432, -80.0043
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Monroeville Mall
The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."
40.4291, -79.7952
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mellon Institute Columns
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
40.4461, -79.9510
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
39.8221, -77.2309
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Cyclorama
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
39.8112, -77.2247
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duquesne Incline
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
40.4393, -80.0182
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Monongahela Incline
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
40.4314, -80.0058
Washington, D.C.
The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
38.8930, -77.0193
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