Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
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Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Honolulu, Hawaii
On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
Huntsville, Utah
Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.
Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina
The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Henderson, Nevada
This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.