This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

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

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.