Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Foote Rodman Guns
A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.
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Fort Washington, Maryland
A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.
Thurmont, Maryland
A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Big Pool, Maryland
A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Townsend, Tennessee
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Corte Madera, California
Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.
Peach Springs, Arizona
In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Warrenton, Virginia
This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Baker, California
No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Carpinteria, California
Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.