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The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

Dedicated to one of the most successful boxers to compete in the heavyweight division.

A history of the U.S. military, with a focus on Pennsylvania's contributions.

A bronze statue to commemorate the former president's visit to a local Polish-American festival.

Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.

This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.

This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.

Come for the history lesson, stay for the mule-pulled boat rides.

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

This unique creation was made by the largest manufacturer of Christmas bulbs in 1946 to honor those returning from World War II.

A 20-foot-tall quarter commemorates George Washington’s ties to Bedford County.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.