Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Masonic Temple
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.
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Detroit, Michigan
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Flora, Mississippi
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.