This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.

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

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.