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Hebron, Connecticut

Gay City State Park

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
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Marlborough, Connecticut

Snake Rock

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.
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Burlington, Vermont

Burlington Earth Clock

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
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South Burlington, Vermont

'Reverence' (Whales Tails)

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.
Added by daniellelavoie06
Kansas City, Missouri

Kitty’s Cafe

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.
Added by colleencourtney c93b920e
Meagher, Montana

Castle Town Ghost Town

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.
Added by hross
Garrison, North Dakota

Wally The Walleye

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.
Added by saylerjoe
Kemmerer, Wyoming

JCPenney Mother Store

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.
Added by ianlefk
Milford, New Hampshire

Harriet E. Wilson Memorial

This bronze statue commemorates the life of the first Black American to publish a novel in the United States.
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Germantown, Maryland

Zen College Pagoda

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.
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Presque Isle, Maine

Double Eagle II Balloon Site

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.
Added by colleencourtney c93b920e
Cheboygan, Michigan

The Man-Killing Clam

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.
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Washington, D.C.

Almas Temple

One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.
Added by blimpcaptain
Anaheim, California

Walt Disney’s Lamp

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Detroit, Michigan

Baobab Fare

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.
Added by etcoyle12
Saranac Lake, New York

Saranac Laboratory Museum

A former infectious disease laboratory chronicles how tuberculosis shaped a village nestled in the Adirondacks.
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Worthington, Indiana

Big Sycamore Tree

A limb from Indiana's largest sycamore tree on record.
Added by Beth1116
Aline, Oklahoma

Sod House Museum

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.
Added by amymarie03
Baltimore, Maryland

The Owl Bar

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
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Leadville, Colorado

Tabor Opera House

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
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Victor, Colorado

Black Monarch Hotel

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
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Thomasville, North Carolina

'The Chair'

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
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Concord, New Hampshire

Steps to Nowhere

All that remains of the former site of the final home of president Franklin Pierce.
Added by yessumyecrad
San Francisco, California

SCRAP

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.
MBintliff Added by MBintliff