Longwood, Florida
The Senator
The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."
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Longwood, Florida
The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."
New Orleans, Louisiana
Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The first space rock known to have struck a human.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Houston, Texas
A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.
Aalborg, Denmark
Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Sugar Land, Texas
Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
Kansas City, Missouri
This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.
Canadian, Texas
Iconic figures in concrete and steel in the High Plains of Texas.
Yorba Linda, California
The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.
Los Angeles, California
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Monroe, Connecticut
A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Windsor, Illinois
A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.
Northampton, Massachusetts
A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.
Biloxi, Mississippi
A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Houston, Texas
This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.