This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.