American Wonders

In our summer series “American Wonders,” “CBS This Morning” is exploring places that make America wonderful, from majestic natural landscapes to spectacular man-made creations.

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Remembering Ike: How Eisenhower's military career shaped his presidency
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Honoring Ike appears to be the "in thing" these days. In Washington, D.C., a memorial to Eisenhower will open in the spring, and if you want to be …
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An exclusive look inside the newly restored Washington Monument
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It's a symbol of America, instantly recognizable — 100,000 tons of pure marble, anchored into bedrock right below "the swamp." Once the tallest …
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Sequoia National Park, home of the world's largest tree, gets a technological update
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Sequoia National Park, an ancient forest high in California's Sierra Nevada, boasts groves of some of the largest living things on earth: giant …
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How a Detroit artist used what was left behind to transform his dying neighborhood
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Scattered in empty lots among the few remaining homes on this two-block stretch of Heidelberg Street are seemingly random objects — a pile of …
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Exploring the "rich history" of America's largest underground lake
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Deep in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, about 50 miles south of Knoxville, sits an American wonder 140 feet below ground. Inside, a narrow …
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Historic train takes passengers stargazing in the Great Basin Desert
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The tracks of the Nevada Northern Railway have existed for over a hundred years – and to this day, they're about the only man-made objects in sight. …

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