A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

While filling up your gas tank in eastern Kentucky, you just might stumble into this collection of country music memorabilia.