Mount Desert, Maine
Bubble Rock
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
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Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Tampa, Florida
The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.
Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
Kenansville, Florida
It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.
Kittery, Maine
Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.
Hampton, New Hampshire
A stone memorial erected for New Hampshire's only convicted witch.
Hampton, New Hampshire
The mansion and cenotaph of the New Hampshire Faust.
Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Seffner, Florida
An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.
Kissimmee, Florida
The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.
Kissimmee, Florida
The whole world is cooking in one Kissimmee parking lot.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Lucerne Valley, California
This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.