These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.

The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

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

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.