Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Star
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Littleton, Colorado
The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
Boston, Massachusetts
American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Lake George, New York
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Tallahassee, Florida
The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Seffner, Florida
An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.
Bradenton, Florida
These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.
Palatka, Florida
Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Macon, Georgia
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Macon, Georgia
The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Thomasville, Georgia
This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.
Quincy, Florida
How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.