Opelika, Alabama
Municipal Park
A city park that once housed live spider monkeys and today features a working miniature train.
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Opelika, Alabama
A city park that once housed live spider monkeys and today features a working miniature train.
Opelika, Alabama
After this century-old bridge collapsed, volunteers rebuilt it in a new location.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Tallahassee, Florida
The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Arlington, Virginia
The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.
Arlington, Virginia
In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.
Arlington, Virginia
Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.
Arlington, Virginia
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Denver, Colorado
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
Denver, Colorado
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Victoria, British Columbia
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.
Boulder City, Nevada
An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.
Rome, Georgia
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Warm Springs, Georgia
FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.
Huntsville, Alabama
This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.
Tuskegee, Alabama
This historic chapel was rebuilt after lighting caused the original structure to catch fire.
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.