Mount Desert, Maine
Bubble Rock
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
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Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Ellsworth, Maine
As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.
Brewer, Maine
Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Leland, Mississippi
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Texarkana, Texas
$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Bigelow, Arkansas
Town not known for anything except its strange name.
Little Rock, Arkansas
A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.
Shelby, Michigan
A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.
Jackson, Mississippi
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
Gibsland, Louisiana
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Walker, Louisiana
World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.