Los Angeles, California
Mel Brooks Handprint
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
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Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Galveston, Texas
This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Verona Island, Maine
The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.
Austin, Texas
After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
The last sailing lobster boat in Maine is also likely New England's first zero-emissions commercial vessel.
Bronx, New York
This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.
New York, New York
This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
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."
Alpine, Texas
This is probably not the Target you're looking for.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.