Redlands, Colorado
Independence Monument
For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.
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Redlands, Colorado
For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.
Traverse City, Michigan
This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Paradise, Michigan
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
L'Anse, Michigan
This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Solsberry, Indiana
A collection of sculptures and trails that appear to change with the seasons.
Charlestown, Indiana
Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.