The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

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

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The oldest church building in the state.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

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.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.