This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

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

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.