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Three Forks, Montana

Missouri Headwaters State Park

The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.
Seward, Alaska

Iditarod Mile 0 Marker

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.
Horse personalities have to be factored in, as well.
horses

Could This Be the Most Midwestern Competition of All?

Just when you thought Wisconsin couldn’t get any more quaint.
Jennifer Billock November 2, 2023
To ride these contraptions, riders need bravery, tights, and a vest.
victorian

The Quirky Victorian Invention That Inspired a Risky Race

Competitors battle it out from seven feet in the air.
Indi Bains October 24, 2023
Costumes and cheap beer are staples of most weird sports, says photographer Sol Neelman, but no one takes dressing up quite as seriously as one of his all-time favorite sports events: Kaiju Live Monster Wrestling (formally known as the Kaiju Big Battel) in Queens, New York. “Kaiju monster wrestling has always been my favorite,” says Neelman. “Mainly because I don't know what's happening. There are a lot of people that follow the storylines and follow the characters. It's kind of like a mix of pro wrestling, Godzilla, and daytime soap opera.”
monsters

Monster Wrestling And Other Weird, Wonderful Sports from Around the World

From traditional Japanese log riding to charitable llama races in Colorado, this photographer has seen it all.
Roxanne Hoorn September 26, 2023
The unsanctioned Cannonball Run—an approximately 2,700-mile race from New York to California—involves driving extremely, illegally fast on public roads.
roadside attractions

6 Winding Tales of Epic Road Trips

Including the United States' first coast-to-coast car adventure, its fastest, and one of its absolute worst.
April White August 11, 2023
East Point, Georgia

The Dick Lane Velodrome

While The Dick Lane Velodrome is Atlanta’s official home of track cycling and Georgia's only velodrome, many are unfamiliar with this community gem.
A tall stone bell tower rises
Cavriana, Italy

Cavriana Castle

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (left), Aéropostale pilot and author of <em>The Little Prince</em>, stands in front of a plane in 1929.
deserts

The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.
Cat Rainsford July 12, 2023
Lookout from plaque, featuring Fiesta Island across the water to the left, where most of the race took place.
San Diego, California

Birthplace of Modern Triathlon

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.
AVUS-Tribüne
Berlin, Germany

AVUS-Tribüne (Automobile Traffic and Practice Road)

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.
First Olympic Marathon Trials Marker
Alamosa, Colorado

First Olympic Marathon Trials Marker

The 7,000-foot finish line of America’s first Olympic Trials marathon.
Bernd Rosemeyer Gedächtnisstätte
Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany

Bernd Rosemeyer Memorial

A memorial for a racecar driver who died while trying to set a land speed record on the autobahn.
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

'Spirit of the Marathon'

A monument to the winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon, Greek runner Stylianos Kyriakides.
<em>The Cannonball Run</em>, a box-office hit in 1981, was inspired by the last cross-country race Yates hosted. Director Hal Needham drove a Dodge van with Yates in that competition.
automotive history

Is This the End of the Cannonball Run?

For a century, a “fraternity of lunatics”—inspired by a driving pioneer and a 1980s movie—has raced across the United States. Is the newest, pandemic-era record unbreakable?
Vince Guerrieri February 8, 2022
Entrance to Jungle Park Speedway.
Bloomingdale, Indiana

Jungle Park Speedway

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
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Show & Tell With Drag-Racing Legend Al Young

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More cars on display.
Knoxville, Iowa

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.