Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Charleston, West Virginia
Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Oneida, New York
The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.
Oneida, New York
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
Grimsby, Ontario
The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
Charlevoix, Michigan
Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Juneau, Alaska
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.