On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.