Essex, Connecticut
The Griswold Inn
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
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Essex, Connecticut
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Kansas City, Kansas
Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?
Brooklyn, New York
The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Santa Rosa, California
Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
Baltimore, Maryland
One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
Columbus, Ohio
Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.
Chippewa Bay, New York
This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.
Powell, Wyoming
An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
Graniteville, Vermont
Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.
Alexandria, Virginia
A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.
Providence, Rhode Island
A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.
Sparwood, British Columbia
Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.
Reading, Pennsylvania
This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.
Daly City, California
Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Wichita, Kansas
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Kingman, Kansas
This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.