This brewery infuses its beers and food with maple from a generations-old family farm. 

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.

This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

This stunning, technicolor array of geysers has occupied Ferril lake since 1908.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.

Relax over handcrafted ale and gastro-pub grub inside an iconic (and possibly haunted) train station.

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.