Alexandria, Virginia
Pope-Leighey House
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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New York, New York
St. George's Syrian Catholic Church
This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.
Luray, Virginia
The Great Stalacpipe Organ
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Norfolk, Virginia
Cannonball in Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.
Petersburg, Virginia
The Crater
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Batavia, Illinois
Fermilab
World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Café Lafitte in Exile
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Galveston, Texas
Betty Head Oleander Garden Park
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Amarillo, Texas
Cadillac Ranch
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Water Gardens
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Carrollton, Alabama
Henry Wells' Lightning Portrait
The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.
Birmingham, Alabama
Red Mountain Park
This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.
Homewood, Alabama
Alabama Booksmith
Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
Lakeland, Florida
'Child of the Sun' Campus
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Clermont, Florida
The Citrus Tower
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Titusville, Florida
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Complex 34
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
Orlando, Florida
Harry P. Leu Gardens
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
Miami, Florida
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Ponce de León Hotel
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
