Washington, Wisconsin
Washington Island Stave Church
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
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Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
San Jose, California
San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Rugby, Tennessee
A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Oakland, California
Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Hancock, Maine
The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Washington, D.C.
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
Millburn, New Jersey
These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.