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DC’s newly reopened National Gallery of Art may have created the perfect museum experience
Aug 21, 2020

DC’s newly reopened National Gallery of Art may have created the perfect museum experience

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It started as a joke, but Colorado’s UFO Watchtower is now a hotspot for mysterious sightings
Aug 4, 2020

It started as a joke, but Colorado’s UFO Watchtower is now a hotspot for mysterious sightings

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Horseshoe Bend from 1,000 feet below: A paddleboarding adventure on the Colorado River
May 22, 2020

Horseshoe Bend from 1,000 feet below: A paddleboarding adventure on the Colorado River

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Reliving the golden age of train travel at La Posada, the ‘Last Great Railroad Hotel’
May 19, 2020

Reliving the golden age of train travel at La Posada, the ‘Last Great Railroad Hotel’

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Colorado’s Experience the Night tour takes you on a stargazing road trip through isolated mountain towns
May 12, 2020

Colorado’s Experience the Night tour takes you on a stargazing road trip through isolated mountain towns

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Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska: A Stonehenge Replica Built From Classic Cars
Nov 22, 2019

Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska: A Stonehenge Replica Built From Classic Cars

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Want a close encounter with a UFO? You’ll have to sing the Cracker Jack song first
Nov 20, 2019

Want a close encounter with a UFO? You’ll have to sing the Cracker Jack song first

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The prehistoric past meets the 1960s at Dinosaur Land, one of Virginia’s most endearing roadside attractions
Nov 10, 2019

The prehistoric past meets the 1960s at Dinosaur Land, one of Virginia’s most endearing roadside attractions

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Spending a Night at the Notoriously Haunted Shanley Hotel in Upstate New York
Oct 30, 2019

Spending a Night at the Notoriously Haunted Shanley Hotel in Upstate New York

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Beyond the falls: With a new revitalization project, Niagara Falls, NY is hoping to bring tourists back downtown
Oct 13, 2019

Beyond the falls: With a new revitalization project, Niagara Falls, NY is hoping to bring tourists back downtown

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Trap doors and trinkets: The history behind the Mystery Castle, a whimsical sandcastle come to life in the Arizona desert
Sep 27, 2019

Trap doors and trinkets: The history behind the Mystery Castle, a whimsical sandcastle come to life in the Arizona desert

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A clockwise search for spirituality and shade in Montana’s Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
Sep 24, 2019

A clockwise search for spirituality and shade in Montana’s Garden of One Thousand Buddhas

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The Mothman cometh? I went searching for Point Pleasant’s prophet of doom and all I got was a T-shirt
Sep 18, 2019

The Mothman cometh? I went searching for Point Pleasant’s prophet of doom and all I got was a T-shirt

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Crazy for cryptids: The International Cryptozoology Museum blurs the line between fact and fiction
Sep 2, 2019

Crazy for cryptids: The International Cryptozoology Museum blurs the line between fact and fiction

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Going beyond the soup cans at The Andy Warhol Museum, where seven floors of exhibits tell the story of a pop-art icon
Aug 17, 2019

Going beyond the soup cans at The Andy Warhol Museum, where seven floors of exhibits tell the story of a pop-art icon

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The Naked Cowboy exposed: A day in the life of Times Square’s most famous one-man show
Aug 16, 2019

The Naked Cowboy exposed: A day in the life of Times Square’s most famous one-man show

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The ruins of Bannerman’s Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse, still stand in the middle of the Hudson River
Aug 10, 2019

The ruins of Bannerman’s Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse, still stand in the middle of the Hudson River

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Under the Terlinguan sun: Skinny-dipping, making friends, and finding joy in a Texas ghost town
Aug 7, 2019

Under the Terlinguan sun: Skinny-dipping, making friends, and finding joy in a Texas ghost town

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I Love Lucy the Elephant: America’s oldest surviving roadside attraction has welcomed visitors to the Jersey Shore since 1881
Jul 31, 2019

I Love Lucy the Elephant: America’s oldest surviving roadside attraction has welcomed visitors to the Jersey Shore since 1881

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Escorted by Saltwater Cowboys, the Chincoteague Ponies make their 94th annual swim across the channel from Assateague Island
Jul 24, 2019

Escorted by Saltwater Cowboys, the Chincoteague Ponies make their 94th annual swim across the channel from Assateague Island

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Visiting the reopened Belle Isle Conservatory, where wild flora meets human ingenuity in the heart of Detroit
Jul 6, 2019

Visiting the reopened Belle Isle Conservatory, where wild flora meets human ingenuity in the heart of Detroit

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More than a roadside attraction, Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch is a shrine to a father and son’s relationship
Jul 5, 2019

More than a roadside attraction, Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch is a shrine to a father and son’s relationship

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Here’s your chance to swim in Hearst Castle’s freshly restored Neptune Pool—if you can afford it
Jun 30, 2019

Here’s your chance to swim in Hearst Castle’s freshly restored Neptune Pool—if you can afford it

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Enter the world of Meow Wolf—a multidimensional, artsy playground, where everything is not what it seems
Jun 26, 2019

Enter the world of Meow Wolf—a multidimensional, artsy playground, where everything is not what it seems

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