This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

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.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.