Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.