The Most Photo-Worthy Attraction in Every State

Stephens Gaps is part of an amazing cave system with the remarkable pit that highlights the experience. There is a hole that people can rappel down but there is also a walk-down entrance for those of us who ...

This glowing, iridescent cave is an otherworldly experience awash in gleaming, thick blankets of ice. While most caves in the U.S. are rock formations covered in ice the Guyot Ice Caves are really just that ...

Located in Arizona, near its northern border with Utah, The Wave is a sandstone rock formation situated on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness of the Colorado Plat...

Garvan Woodland Gardens is a magical experience. Fairy bridges, trickling streams and brooks, bright and feathery flowers, and curious botanical sculptures are only some of the wonders you'll come across. If...

Across the street from Micheltorena Elementary School is this 78-step staircase. If you stand back several feet at the bottom of the stairs, you can see hearts carefully painted on the vertical part of the s...

Garden of The Gods is a public park in Colorado Springs that was designated a national landmark in 1971. The park features 300-foot towering sandstone rock formations and dramatic views set against deep blue...

Gillette Castle seems to be an appropriate home for a man who made his mark by playing Sherlock Holmes. The exterior seems to be a stone skeleton but rustic in its beauty. The interior likewise has stone wal...

The famed du Pont family lived in the Nemours Estate, a mansion fit for nobility. In fact, the gardens were fashioned after the famed Versailles landscape. The mansion contains the family's collection of pri...

St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church was a medieval Spanish monastery cloister built in the town of Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain in the 12th century. How did it get here you ask? The monastery was dismantled in t...

This historic site dates back to the colonial era. Built in 1739, it was also one of the plantations supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. The most scenic part of the plantation is the oak avenue ...

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Named for the narrow staircase that ascends sharply up almost 4,000 steps high, this trail is known locally as the Haiku Stairs. The summit of the stairs is a peak called Pu'u Keahi A...

Shoshone Falls is on the Snake River, a natural marvel formed by flooding during the Pleistocene ice age. This was an important fishing and trading center for Native Americans who lived 14,000 years ago. In ...

This seemingly fluid stainless steel structure was inspired by mercury, one of two elements that are liquid at room temperature. The rounded surface allows the observer a 66-foot panoramic reflection of Chic...

A sculpture designed and built by John McNaughton, Twisted House is a lopsided house bent curvingly on its side with the pointed roof turned into the ground. The charming but disturbing cedar structure bring...

The bridge ascends 13 stories above the Des Moines River. What seems like an ordinary bridge during the day turns into an extraodinary optical illusion at night. The iron geometric patterns placed at interva...

A rough road off of the highway will take you to Monument Rocks which are glorious limestone formations rising up from flat plains. Soft limestone erodes very easily so climbing the rocks, formed over 70 mil...

The Lost River Cave can be explored in a few different ways. The Cave Crawl allows participants and a trained guide to follow the path of Civil War soldiers to an upper passageway. Kayak the Cave allows boat...

This street is found in the heart of New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter, and its 13 blocks of nightlife is known for its bars and strip clubs. This is Bourbon Street's history which provide...

Fully operational by 1791, Portland Head Light has the distinction of being the oldest lighthouse in Maine. It is situated on a rocky shore with waves that crash violently below. Now a maritime museum, the P...

Graffiti Alley has the distinction of being the only location where spray-painting the side of a building is legal - in any other spot, graffiti carries a fine of almost $3,000 bucks. Ironically, graffiti is...

You don't have to travel to Europe to see cobblestone streets. Acorn Street, in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, is a like stepping back into the 18th-century. The cobblestone street is flanked by red...

The name means "big cold water" and, indeed, it is the largest natural freshwater spring in Michigan. Water gushes from limestone fissures at the spring's bottom and the oval pool is an emerald green hue. A ...

Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is home to Minnehaha Falls and the lower reaches of Minnehaha Creek. Landscape architect Horace W.S. Cleveland designed the park in 1883 which preserves historic sit...

Often called the best swimming hole in the state, Dunns Falls is at the very least the most spectacular wading spot. This 65-foot cascade is the tallest in the state tumbling down multiple narrow tiers. A mi...

This 630-foot stainless steel monument is the tallest arch in the world and the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere. Finished in 1965, the arch has also been the scene of many incidents - including th...

For outstanding views of glaciers, lakes, and meadows, head to Grinnell Glacier Trailhead where your adventure starts. The 7.6 mile roundtrip hike is not the shortest or the easiest route but it is one of th...

Jim Reinders is an experimental artist who visited Stonehenge in England. He fell so much into love for Stonehenge that he decided to recreate it back in the States. The results were an altogether different ...

The Nevada landscape is known for its neutral color palette. Swiss artist, Ugo Rondinone, wanted to break up a monotonous desert plain in Las Vegas. He gathered boulders and positioned them on top of one ano...

This spiraling stone staircase and crumbling walls are the only remnants of a once-grand mansion that almost completely burned down in 1962. Surrounded by a dense forest, the winding staircase gives the loca...

The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the state of New Mexico. It is comprised of 275 square miles of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals and it is the largest gyp...

When the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 it was the longest suspension bridge ever built! Since then it has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service as well as a New York City...

This theme park, nestled against the backdrop of the Appalachians, ran for a short decade from 1970 to 1980. Afterwards it became an abandoned lot picked over by urban explorers. Now, with the resurgence of ...

26 feet high and anatomically correct this bison was created from stucco and cement. He was built in 1959 but wasn't given a name until 2010. Now he is known officially as Dakota Thunder and he stand guard o...

This short and wide waterfall is located in a city park. The trail runs alongside the gorge but access into the gorge is restricted. Still the much more intrepid explorers, at their own risk, go off the path...

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Proprietor Heidi Chapman turned a penchant for collecting things into a worthwhile profession. She gathers and you buy. Old carnival rides, vintage bicycles painted bright colors, pin...

Any place magnificent enough to be named after the Norse god of thunder is a must-see on a road trip. A yawning wound on Cape Perpetua along the Oregon Coast, this hole in the ocean seems to be endless but i...

This was the palatial abode of American archaeologist Henry Mercer and it is one of the most stunning examples of a poured-in concrete building. You'll need reservations and a few hours to tour the castle as...

This walkway is open to the public and includes a stunning view of the ocean on one side with elegant Gilded-Age structures on the other. While the walk is the most recommended way of seeing Newport, it can ...

Over 60 feet tall with a far-reaching branches and leaves providing umbrage, this tree is said to be the oldest living thing east of the Mississippi. It was planted approximately 500 years ago and has withst...

This massive mountainside carving is a National Memorial carved into Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The sculpture was completed in 1941 and is roughly 60 feet high and features the...

This building is a full-scale replica of its namesake in Athens, down to the 42-foot statue of Zeus' favorite daughter. Built in 1897 for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, it now functions as an art museum.

Cadillac Ranch may not really be a ranch, but it really is a resting place for non-functional Cadillacs! Created in 1974 by Chip Lord and Hudson Marquez, the un-ranch features Caddies manufactured from 1949 ...

A hike only for those experienced enough, the Subway in Zion National Park requires permits. Those who are not seasoned hikers or rock climbers will find the path strenuous and treacherous - a 5-9 hour exerc...

Ben & Jerry's is very proud of their origins in Vermont and is indeed almost synonymous with the tiny New England state. A visit to Vermont would be incomplete without a stop at their ice cream factory. For ...

This rocky precipice is one of the most photographed spots in Virginia and along the Appalachian Trail. Offering far-reaching views of the mountains, the best time to go is in spring when the entire Catawba ...

Pike Place Market has its share of odd wonders, and the nearby Gum Wall is no exception. The city cleaned over 2,000 pounds of the chewed goop in November 2015, but visitors are persistent in keeping this wa...

Unfortunately, this imposing obelisk will be closed to the public until 2019. Visitors can still view it from the outside although they will not get the eagle's eye view of DC and the National Mall. As the w...

This small waterfall is at its most impressive after a heavy rainfall. It is a small fall, descending about 20 feet into the New River Gorge. The surrounding forest is the truly stunning part of this adventu...

A deep and tapered canyon located within the borders of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area, the Witch's Gulch can only be reached using the Upper Dell Boat Tour. While the boat tour is a treat in itself ...

This is the largest hot spring in Yellowstone and third largest in the world. The neon colors seem to be unnatural as if someone poured in buckets of vivid paint in concentric circles. The colors are indeed ...

The Great Falls of the Passaic River is one of the largest waterfalls in the U.S. measuring 77 feet high or 23 meters. The falls and the surrounding area are protected as part of the Paterson Great Falls Nat...