This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.