Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Borne from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

A giant cement churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.