Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ethyl the Whale
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Places I've been
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Meagher, Montana
Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.
Butte, Montana
One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.
Casper, Wyoming
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Okemos, Michigan
The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.
South Lyon, Michigan
This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.
Dearborn, Michigan
Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.
Cadillac, Michigan
A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.
East Lansing, Michigan
The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.
South Lyon, Michigan
This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Panguitch, Utah
If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.
Herndon, Virginia
An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Roanoke, Virginia
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Salisbury, Connecticut
Retirement home where the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West passed away.
Eastham, Massachusetts
This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.
Boston, Massachusetts
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
Adams, Massachusetts
The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.