Places A Bear Wants to Go

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this church-like space.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."