A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

This historic vessel on display in Massachusetts made a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic.

Benjamin Lay, a fiery abolitionist, is buried outside the Quaker meeting house that disowned him for his beliefs.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The world's longest known cave system.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

On the outskirts of Pennsylvania’s capital city, a reminder of the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.