One of the few Civil War monuments to honor a specific enlisted soldier.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.