This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.