Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
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Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.