This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.