Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

A historic cemetery with unique artwork, a Civil War fort, and also happens to be the site of the Battle of Bladensburg.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.