Carthage, Missouri
Boots Court Motel
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.
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Carthage, Missouri
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
West Hollywood, California
Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Washington, D.C.
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
Washington, D.C.
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
Washington, D.C.
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
New Haven, Connecticut
Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Polson, Montana
With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."
Yosemite National Park, California
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Antelope, Oregon
Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
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."
Kissimmee, Florida
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Atlanta, Georgia
This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.