Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Places I've been
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Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Chamblee, Georgia
An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.
Chamblee, Georgia
A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Brasstown, North Carolina
Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.