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The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.