Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Purgatory Falls
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
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Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Washington, D.C.
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
New Orleans, Louisiana
If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?
Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Haleyville, Alabama
148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.