In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

This mural changes every few years.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.