Juneau, Alaska
Shrine of Saint Thérèse
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
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Juneau, Alaska
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
Burnet, Texas
An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.
Seville, Ohio
In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.
Lexington, Virginia
This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
The seventh largest spring in the world.
Ross, North Dakota
The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.
Duluth, Minnesota
Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.
Bellevue, Ohio
In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.
Hartsdale, New York
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Ashburn, Virginia
The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.
Culver City, California
A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
Townsend, Georgia
Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Lafayette, Indiana
Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Rio Vista, California
Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.
New York, New York
A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.
Owls Head, Maine
Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.
Colon, Michigan
A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.
Lafayette, Indiana
An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.
Chippewa Bay, New York
This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.
Kansas City, Missouri
A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Round Spring, Missouri
An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.
Sadorus, Illinois
An amazing collection of scale model ships.