Rockford, Illinois
Beattie Park Mound Group Historic Site
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
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Rockford, Illinois
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."
Rockford, Illinois
This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."
Madison, Wisconsin
Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Washington, Wisconsin
The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.