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Two Harbors, Minnesota

Split Rock Lighthouse

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
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Monico, Wisconsin

Rhinelapus

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.
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Eagle River, Wisconsin

World Snowmobile Headquarters

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids Municipal Island

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
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Monticello, Iowa

Edinburgh Manor

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.
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Galena, Illinois

The Dowling House

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.
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Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque Shot Tower

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
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Lynchburg, Tennessee

Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
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Coulee City, Washington

Summer Falls

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.
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Seattle, Washington

Ballard Bridge

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
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Toutle, Washington

North Fork Survivors

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.
Added by karensjunkmail2020
Spokane, Washington

Garbage Goat

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Chinese Garden

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.
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Seattle, Washington

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.
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Forks, Washington

Kalaloch Tree of Life

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.
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Forks, Washington

Second Beach

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
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LaCrosse, Washington

Palouse Falls

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Added by andie94
Stevenson, Washington

Beacon Rock

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
kelseythomas Added by kelseythomas
Houghton, Michigan

Dee Stadium

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Adrian, Michigan

Laura Smith Haviland Statue

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.
Added by jfrost
Crystal Falls, Michigan

Humongous Fungus Fest

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.
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Detroit, Michigan

Grand Trunk Pub

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.
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Hell, Michigan

Hell, Michigan

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Added by DoctorMoog42
South Bend, Indiana

East Race Waterway

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.
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