Chicago, Illinois
The Empty Bottle
A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."
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Holland, Michigan
Tulip Time Festival
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.
Iron River, Michigan
Iron County Historical Museum
Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.
Key West, Florida
Dry Tortugas
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Key West, Florida
Truman's Little White House
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Cincinnati, Ohio
American Sign Museum
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
TNT Area
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Peebles, Ohio
The Great Serpent Mound
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Allen Park, Michigan
Uniroyal Giant Tire
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Kelley's Island Glacial Grooves
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Crystal Cave
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
