Bartlett, Illinois
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir Chicago
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
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Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Quartzsite, Arizona
This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Chicago, Illinois
Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Panama City, Panama
A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Santa Cruz, Aruba
A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.