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Dinosaur Footprints

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Hundreds of real dinosaur tracks sit beside Route 5 in Holyoke, including footprints from the site where dinosaur tracks were first scientifically described.

Curious Landmarks

Snake Alley

Burlington, Iowa

Seven tight brick curves twist up a steep Iowa bluff on a street designed to give horses a fighting chance.

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Dighton Rock

Berkley, Massachusetts

A 40-ton boulder covered in carved symbols was removed from the Taunton River and placed inside its own museum after centuries of argument over who made…

Curious Landmarks

Fort Delaware

Delaware City, Delaware

A massive polygonal fortress occupies an isolated island in the middle of the Delaware River.

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Air Mobility Command Museum

Dover, Delaware

Enormous cargo planes and flying tankers surround a historic hangar at Dover Air Force Base.

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Bighorn Medicine Wheel

Lovell, Wyoming

An 80-foot stone wheel with 28 spokes crowns a mountain summit and may reflect centuries of ceremony and sky watching.

Curious Landmarks

American Gothic House

Eldon, Iowa

The tiny white farmhouse behind one of America's most famous paintings now supplies visitors with pitchforks and costumes.

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World’s Wonder View Tower

Genoa, Colorado

Perched high above the plains of eastern Colorado, the World's Wonder View Tower is a historic roadside attraction that once invited travelers to climb hundreds of…

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Babson’s Boulders

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Deep in Gloucester's abandoned Dogtown landscape, massive glacial boulders carry blunt carved commands such as COURAGE, WORK, TRUTH, and USE YOUR HEAD.

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Goldstream Dredge No. 8

Fairbanks, Alaska

Once a massive machine that clawed gold from Alaska's frozen river valleys, Goldstream Dredge No. 8 now rests beside the Steese Highway as a monument to…

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El Dorado Gold Mine

Fairbanks, Alaska

Located along Alaska’s historic Yukon River route, the El Dorado Gold Mine offers visitors a glimpse into the harsh realities of the Klondike-era gold rush. This…

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Monowi

Monowi, Nebraska

An incorporated Nebraska town with one resident, one tavern, and its own library.