Big Bear Lake, California
The Tiffany Dome
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Big Bear Lake, California
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Mesquite, Nevada
The junction point of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, resurveyed and remonumented in 2016
Peach Springs, Arizona
The only place in the Grand Canyon where an automobile can be driven to the Colorado River
Houston, Texas
As the oldest structure in Harris County, this 200-year-old frontier cabin stands in the literal shadow of downtown Houston’s massive skyscrapers.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Tucked away on Somerville Avenue is a curated mycological gallery.
Luling, Texas
Scenic semi-abandoned bridge with easy access
Walnut Cove, North Carolina
An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.
Saugerties, New York
An historic lighthouse accessible via a half-mile walk through a nature preserve and freshwater tidal wetlands.
Emmitsburg, Maryland
The home and final resting place of the first native-born American saint
Mobile, Alabama
Learn about the neighborhood founded by the last people ever brought to the United States by the Atlantic Slave Trade, still inhabited by their descendants.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Munising, Michigan
This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.
Savage, Maryland
This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.
Wellington, Florida
Honor lost loved ones at this serene wind phone hidden in an environmental preserve.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown, this campus stands as a fascinating piece of medical history.
Cary, North Carolina
This old radio building from the 1930s inspired the WSQK radio station featured in the last season of “Stranger Things.”
Staten Island, New York
This stately brick building once provided supplies and equipment to lighthouses across the northeast during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.
Fairmont, West Virginia
This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.
Houston, Texas
Jog (or stroll) down an esplanade of fluctuating and whimsical sculpture works.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.