Keystone, South Dakota
Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
Los Lunas, New Mexico
On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
New York, New York
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
Gold Hill, Oregon
A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.
Los Angeles, California
One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
York, Maine
New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.
Forks, Washington
This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Hoboken, New Jersey
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Ouray, Colorado
A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
White Oaks, New Mexico
In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.
Topeka, Kansas
These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Alpine, New Jersey
Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.