Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The lasting remains of the region's once booming cement industry.

This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

An ode to iconic Nashville locations.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

This family of wooden moose statues have become local celebrities in their hometown.