Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.