This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.