Bran, Romania
Bran Castle
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
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Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Goodsprings, Nevada
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
West Liberty, Ohio
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.