Delmar, Delaware
Highball Signal
This relic is one of the last survivors of the earliest eras of the American railroad.
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Delmar, Delaware
This relic is one of the last survivors of the earliest eras of the American railroad.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'
Cave Creek, Arizona
This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.
Hanksville, Utah
This innovative mill was built for a legendary gold mine that never came to be.
Vancouver, Washington
A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
Woodcrest Estates, Delaware
An abandoned rural reminder of a time when the sweet potato crop was king in Delaware.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.
Pocahontas, Virginia
A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers
Boundary County, Idaho
Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.
Auburn, Massachusetts
A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
Tulare County, California
The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.
Silver Plume, Colorado
This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.
Seattle, Washington
This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.
Olancha, California
A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.
North Rim, Arizona
Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.
Seattle, Washington
Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.
Henderson, Nevada
Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.
East Wenatchee, Washington
A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.
Chinook, Montana
This remote Montana battlefield is the site of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.
Saint Maries, Idaho
Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.
Saint Charles, Idaho
Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.
Almo, Idaho
This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.
Forks, Washington
This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.