A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

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

This unincorporated community in western Ohio got its peculiar name from John "Daddy" Baker.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

Yo, Adrian!

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

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

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

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

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.