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Miami, Florida
Miami Jai-Alai
The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Los Angeles, California
Brown Derby
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Center of the Nation Monument
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Cosmos Mystery Area
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Forks, Washington
Second Beach
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Baker City, Oregon
The Great Salt Lick
A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.
Hermiston, Oregon
Umatilla Chemical Depot
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
Cape Foulweather
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
Tillamook, Oregon
Octopus Tree of Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Wallace, Idaho
Center of the Universe Manhole
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Alexandria, Virginia
George Washington’s Whiskey
Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.
Orleans, Massachusetts
Nauset Beach
Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.
Lyon, France
Metallic Tower of Fourvière
Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.
Alexandria, Virginia
Gadsby's Tavern
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Mukilteo, Washington
Future of Flight Aviation Center
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
Venice, Italy
Tomb of Antonio Canova
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Hana, Hawaii
Charles Lindbergh Grave Site
The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Alexandria, Virginia
Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
