Asheville, North Carolina
The Grove Park Inn
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
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Asheville, North Carolina
Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum
The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.
Asheville, North Carolina
Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Asheville
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Sylva, North Carolina
The Fugitive Train Wreck
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Titanic Museum Attraction
A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.
Permanently Closed
Crossville, Tennessee
Minister's Treehouse
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Bryce, Utah
Bryce Canyon
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Atlanta, Georgia
Oakland Cemetery
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Atlanta, Georgia
Mount Olive Cemetery
This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.
Joiner, Arkansas
Bassett POW Camp
On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.
San Antonio, Texas
Rosita's Bridge
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Sonoma, California
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Mountain View, California
Computer History Museum
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
San Francisco, California
The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Beatles Park
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Grave of a Man and his Horse Killed by a Train
Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.
Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould War Memorial
This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.
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.
Russian Ambassador's Residence
Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.
Washington, D.C.
Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
