New Orleans, Louisiana
Dark Matter Oddities & Artisan Collective
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Marble, Colorado
The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.
Maquoketa, Iowa
A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Rimrock, Arizona
This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water
Phoenix, Arizona
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
Carbondale, Colorado
Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Des Moines, Iowa
Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.