Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

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

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.