The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.