Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

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

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.