Alternative America: 101 lesser-visited places everyone should see
Beyond the norm
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Lost Coast, California
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Crystal River, Florida
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Caddo Lake, Texas and Louisiana
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Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama
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Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
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The Legacy Museum, Montgomery, Alabama
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Earthships, Taos, New Mexico
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San Juan Islands, Washington
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Forrest Gump Road, Utah
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Carova Beach, North Carolina
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Paso Robles wine region, California
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Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis, Tennessee
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First Beach, La Push, Washington
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Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
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Luray Caverns, Virginia
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Bodie, California
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Anan Wildlife Observatory, Alaska
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White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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White Mountains, New Hampshire
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Painted Hills Scenic Bikeway, Oregon
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City Hall Subway Station, New York City, New York
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Congaree National Park, South Carolina
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Ice Castles, Utah and others
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Carhenge, Nebraska
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The Presidio sculpture trail, San Francisco, California
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Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas
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Wasatch Mountain State Park, Utah
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Lost Sea, Sweetwater, Tennessee
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Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail, Virginia
Pale Fire Brewing/Facebook
Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, Iowa
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Kinzua Bridge Skywalk, Pennsylvania
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Bumpass Hell geothermal area, California
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Pier 7, San Francisco, California
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Columbia Center, Seattle, Washington
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Surfrider Beach, Los Angeles, California
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Italian Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Borealis Basecamp, Fairbanks, Alaska
Borealis Basecamp
American Prohibition Museum, Savannah, Georgia
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Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota
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Zip Line at Grand Canyon West, Arizona
Visit Arizona
Fort Smith street art, Arkansas
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Fort Tryon Park, New York City, New York
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Rancho Mirage Observatory, California
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North Cascades National Park, Washington
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Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey
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Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York
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Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, Hawaii
Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA)/Vincent Lim
Central Idaho Dark Sky Park, Idaho
IDSA
The Strand, Los Angeles, California
Jim Holtz/Wikimedia Commons/CC0
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
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Field Station: Dinosaurs theme park, Derby, Kansas
Field Station Dinosaurs
Old Forester Distillery, Kentucky
Old Forester Distillery/Facebook
Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail, Louisiana
Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail
Letchworth State Park, New York
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Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Baltimore, Maryland
The Guinness Brewery
Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
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Path of Presidents, Boston, Massachusetts
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Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Petoskey, Michigan
Michigan: Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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Bell Museum, Falcon Heights, Minnesota
Andria Waclawski/University of Minnesota/Bell Museum
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Jackson, Mississippi
Deep South USA
Water Holes Canyon, Arizona
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Time Traveler roller coaster, Branson, Missouri
Silver Dollar City
KettleHouse Amphitheater, Bonner, Montana
Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development
Black Heritage Trail, Boston, Massachusetts
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Cowboy Arts & Gear Museum, Elko, Nevada
Sydney Martinez/Travel Nevada
Heidelberg Project, Detroit, Michigan
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Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida
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Mount Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development
Albuquerque Activity Loop, New Mexico
More Good Foundation/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Mardi Gras Hangover roller coaster, Gurnee, Illinois
Illinois Tourism
Lions, Tigers and Bears, Alpine, California
Lions, Tigers and Bears/Facebook
Spyscape Museum of Spying, New York City, New York
Spyscape Museum of Spying
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson, North Carolina
Visit North Carolina
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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Nordic Museum, Seattle, Washington
Mir Feature
Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gathering Place
The Breakers' tunnels, Newport, Rhode Island
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Hunter-Gatherer Brew Pub, Columbia, South Carolina
Sean Rayford for Experience Columbia SC
Cliff Hillegass Sculpture Garden, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska
Ferguson, Friedman, Kaneko
Good Earth State Park, South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Tourism
360 Chicago Observation Deck, Chicago, Illinois
360 CHICAGO
Sea Turtle Inc, South Padre Island, Texas
Sea Turtle Inc
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
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Union Station, Denver, Colorado
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Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
Mokule'ia Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii
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Homestead Crater, Midway, Utah
Homestead Resort/Facebook
National Capitol Columns, Washington DC
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Light at Sensorio, Paso Robles, California
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Museum of the Weird, Austin, Texas
museumoftheweird/Facebook
The Enchanted Highway, North Dakota
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National Museum of African American Music, Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Town of Spectre, Jackson Lake Island, Alabama
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Bishop Castle, Rye, Colorado
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Ecola State Park, Oregon
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