Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
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Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Brindisi, Italy
It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Manteo, North Carolina
So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
Manteo, North Carolina
The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Lido, Italy
The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.
Phoenix, Arizona
This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.
Chandler, Arizona
A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Arizona
These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Williamstown, Kentucky
A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Tampa, Florida
This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.
Monterey, California
Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Heraklion, Greece
This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.