Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Purgatory Falls
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
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Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.
Princeton, Oregon
With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.
Fairlee, Vermont
Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.
Warwick, Rhode Island
Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.
Chino Hills, California
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.
Burlington, Washington
A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.
Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Middletown, Connecticut
This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.
Swall Meadows, California
A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.
Fallon, Nevada
Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.
Lamoille, Nevada
Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.
Cañones, New Mexico
A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Durango, Colorado
A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.
Lemon Cove, California
This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.
Irvington, New York
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Iowa City, Iowa
This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.