Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.