The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

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

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

A local prank turned town icon.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

California's first suspension bridge.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.