Essex, Connecticut
The Griswold Inn
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
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Essex, Connecticut
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
St. Louis, Missouri
When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.
St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Three Rivers, California
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
New York, New York
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Locust Grove, Virginia
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.