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Oblique view of the west arch, looking southeast.  The edge of the east arch is barely visible at the top of the photo.

Moab, Utah

Gemini Bridges

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

Bridge to Nowhere

Mount Baldy, California

Bridge to Nowhere

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

The aptly named Giant Rock.

Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The taxidermed elephant head that's on display in the main room.

Rochester, New York

The George Eastman Museum

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

Fairy Houses of Mendon Ponds Park

Honeoye Falls, New York

Fairy Houses of Mendon Ponds Park

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

The Foresthill Bridge and the bridge it was meant to replace.

Auburn, California

Foresthill Bridge

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Roanoke Star

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke Star

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Part of the Old Dixie Highway near Hastings, Florida.

Bunnell, Florida

The Old Brick Road

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

John Poole House

Poolesville, Maryland

John Poole House

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

Toys at the Miracle of America Museum.

Polson, Montana

Miracle of America Museum

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

Graves of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane

Deadwood, South Dakota

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The Overlook Mountain House looming out of the forest.

Woodstock, New York

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

The grand staircase leads to the river.

St. Louis, Missouri

Fort Belle Fontaine

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

Woodlawn Manor stone barn.

Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland

Underground Railroad Experience Trail

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

View from top of the "hole in the wall."

Kaycee, Wyoming

Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

The Enchanted Forest

Whitethorn, California

Enchanted Forest

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The mysterious iron rabbit.

Winchester, Virginia

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

Welcome sign

Manassas, Virginia

Ben Lomond Historic Site

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum

Fairfax Station, Virginia

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

Concrete debris found in the woods of Popes Head Park.

Fairfax, Virginia

Fairfax Nike Missile Site

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

Murphy Dairy Farm

Herndon, Virginia

Murphy Dairy Farm

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

Radar dome. (2019)

Herndon, Virginia

Nike Missile Launch Site W-83

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

The Hillandale Bridge from the ravine.

Euclid, Ohio

Hillandale Bridge

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

Circle Line Logo
Permanently Closed

Petersburg, Kentucky

USS Sachem Ruins

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

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