Unusual stay · New Mexico
Your room is ready. Inside the cliff.
Kokopelli’s Cave
Make the accommodation part of the story: a vacation rental built into the cliffs near Farmington.
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Unusual stay · Oregon
Who says treehouses are just for children?
Out n About Treesort
Trade an ordinary room for a treehouse in Southern Oregon. Forest surroundings, inventive places to sleep, and a little childhood wonder make this a stay to remember.
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Community-hosted stay · South Dakota
A night in a tipi. A welcome into Lakota culture.
Lakota Tipi Stays
Stay in a tipi on the Rosebud Reservation and learn about Lakota culture through experiences offered by your hosts. Your visit helps support Lakota youth programs.
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Roadside art · Nebraska
Stonehenge took a wrong turn into a scrapyard.
Carhenge
A familiar prehistoric silhouette gets an unexpected American makeover: a circle of vintage cars on the Nebraska plains.
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Hands-on adventure · Missouri
A museum you climb through.
City Museum
An ordinary museum asks you to look. City Museum invites you into an imaginative world of tunnels, climbing structures and unexpected spaces.
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Unusual architecture · Florida
One man. An extraordinary world of stone.
Coral Castle
A garden of enormous carved stone structures reveals the persistence and imagination of Edward Leedskalnin.
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Roadside architecture · New Jersey
An elephant you can walk inside.
Lucy the Elephant
Meet a seaside landmark with a difference: an elephant-shaped building that welcomes visitors inside on guided tours.
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Immersive collections · Wisconsin
Step inside someone else’s wild imagination.
The House on the Rock
Unusual rooms, elaborate collections and theatrical displays create a visit that feels like stepping into someone else’s imagination.
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Unusual landscape · Utah
Another planet. No spaceship required.
Goblin Valley State Park
A landscape of rounded sandstone forms creates a natural gathering of shapes that seem almost like characters.
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Outdoor art · California
A desert hillside with something to say.
Salvation Mountain
A brightly painted desert artwork turns a hillside into an exuberant expression of faith and creativity.
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Unusual town · Washington
Bavarian charm. Washington address.
Leavenworth
Bavarian-style buildings and a mountain setting give this Washington town an unexpected European flavor.
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Culture · Alaska
Russian traditions. Alaskan address.
Nikolaevsk
Discover a Russian Old Believer community on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, where a visit arranged with Nina at Samovar Café offers a welcoming introduction to local food and traditions.
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Backyard folk art · Texas
Discarded treasures. An extraordinary backyard.
Cathedral of Junk
Vince Hannemann’s backyard creation gives discarded objects a second life as an elaborate folk-art environment.
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Danish heritage town · California
A little Denmark. A lot of California sunshine.
Solvang
Danish-style architecture, windmills and bakeries bring a distinctive cultural flavor to California’s Santa Ynez Valley.
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Greek heritage waterfront · Florida
Greek traditions. Florida sunshine.
Tarpon Springs
Greek heritage, sponge boats and a lively waterfront offer a different side of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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