Hot Springs, South Dakota
Mammoth Site
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
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Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Kennebunk, Maine
The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.
Manteo, North Carolina
Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.
New York, New York
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.
Washington, D.C.
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Marshall, Michigan
Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.
Oregon City, Oregon
This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Atlanta, Georgia
One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.