Columbia, South Carolina
Hootie & The Blowfish Boulevard
One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.
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Columbia, South Carolina
One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.
Stuart, Florida
In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.
Clermont, Florida
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Clermont, Florida
Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Pelham, Tennessee
An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Kenton, Oklahoma
The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.
Pueblo, Colorado
Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Livermore, Colorado
16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.