The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.