This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.