Rapid City, South Dakota
Depression Era Dinosaur Park
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
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.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."