Benham, Kentucky
Kentucky Coal Museum
Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.
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Benham, Kentucky
Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.
Vernon, Nevada
A well-preserved set of ruins not far from Lovelock.
El Paso, Texas
El Paso's only historic house museum is an adobe mansion built by a prominent multicultural borderlands family.
Mehama, Oregon
Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Madrid, Spain
Inaugurated three times, this tower offers some of the best views of Madrid.
Olathe, Kansas
This small, independent museum documents the unique culture of Deaf people in the United States.
St. Augustine, Florida
One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.
Scott City, Kansas
The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.
Norman, Oklahoma
This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.
Paju, South Korea
An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.
Mountain, Wisconsin
Once part of an extensive network of fire towers, this is one of the few remaining in this Wisconsin forest.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
Ronks, Pennsylvania
A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.
Dallas, Oregon
A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.
Three Forks, Montana
The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.
Estero, Florida
Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.
Alcalde, New Mexico
This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.
Kitakyushu, Japan
This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.
Churchtown, Ireland
One of the oldest lighthouses in the world, this structure was built more than 800 years ago.
West Alton, Missouri
Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.
Smith Valley, Nevada
An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.
Basel, Switzerland
A journey through every aspect of the human body.
Monroe, New York
Famed activist Hellen Keller was involved in the operation and administration of this vacation home for blind women starting in the early 20th century.