Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
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Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Edisto Island, South Carolina
This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.
Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina
The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Columbus, Ohio
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Galloway, Ohio
Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.
Zoar, Ohio
Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Washington, D.C.
One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
Salinas, California
Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.
Boston, Massachusetts
This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.
Kokomo, Indiana
Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.
Washington, D.C.
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.