Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philbert the Pig
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
White Springs, Florida
The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.
Tallahassee, Florida
Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
New York, New York
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Jacksonville, Florida
This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.
Jacksonville, Florida
A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.
Jacksonville, Florida
This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.
Houston, Texas
Tune into an alternate universe at this immersive art installation.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Carlsbad, New Mexico
This cave column thousands of feet below the earth’s surface is rightly named for one of the most colorful park rangers in history.