Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Dolly Parton’s Dream Box and Final Song
This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Mauney House and Mine
The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Crater of Diamonds State Park
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Scott, Arkansas
Toltec Mounds
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
Washington, D.C.
'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, D.C.
First FDR Memorial
One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
Washington, D.C.
Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
Washington, D.C.
Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Washington, D.C.
NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Washington, D.C.
The First Map of the United States
This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Senate Corncob Capitals
Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.
Washington, D.C.
Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
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Park Ridge, Illinois
American Science & Surplus
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
Superdawg Drive-In
Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.
Chicago, Illinois
Myopic Books
A Bibliophile's Dream.
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Chicago, Illinois
The Violet Hour
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Chicago, Illinois
The Sullivan Center
Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.
