Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Cyclorama
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Washington, D.C.
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Wareham, England
A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.