Roanoke, Virginia
Miniature Graceland
An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.
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Roanoke, Virginia
An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Appomattox, Virginia
The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.
Pamplin, Virginia
One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.
Washington, D.C.
They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.
Atlanta, Georgia
This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.
Washington, D.C.
Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.
Washington, D.C.
A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Woodstock, Illinois
This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.
Woodstock, Illinois
This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Silver Spring, Maryland
The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
Rockville, Maryland
The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.
Accokeek, Maryland
The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.
Rome, Georgia
Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.
Rome, Georgia
This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.
Rome, Georgia
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.