The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.