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Baltimore, Maryland

Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.
Added by easilyamused
Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Added by Delireus
Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave

The world's longest known cave system.
Added by urk1971
St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Added by Facebook534560498
Batavia, Illinois

Fermilab

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Pompeii, Italy

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Key West, Florida

The Conch Republic

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Big Pine Key, Florida

Overseas Railroad and Pigeon Key

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Memphis, Tennessee

Mud Island River Park

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Point Harbor, North Carolina

World's Largest Hammock

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Titusville, Florida

NASA Vehicle Assembly Building

A building so large that it has its own weather.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
michelle Added by michelle
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Morning Glory Pool

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Key West, Florida

Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Added by Henry
Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Paris, France

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Added by meelar
Mount Carroll, Illinois

Raven's Grin Inn

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.
Added by dirtycricket
Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Bloomington, Minnesota

The Mall of America

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Art Museum

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto