America's first federal monument.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.