Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

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 preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Beneath its placid surface, one of New York City's primary sources of drinking water hides a haunted past.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.