Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Birthplace of the Steamboat
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
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Shepherdstown, West Virginia
A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.
Columbia, Maryland
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
Baltimore, Maryland
Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Paris, France
Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.
New York, New York
A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Bayonne, New Jersey
World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Tombstone, Arizona
This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Tombstone, Arizona
The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.
Tombstone, Arizona
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.