The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

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

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.