Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
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Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Moffat, Colorado
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.
Hudson, New York
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Bennington, Vermont
The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
Addison, Vermont
Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".
Mendon, Vermont
Small rustic cabin nested in the mountains of Killington, Vermont.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Barryville, New York
Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.