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Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

The first free library in Georgia features an original Tiffany stained glass window of Mary Willis.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.