Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

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

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.