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

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.