The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.