At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

This former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

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

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

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

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.