Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

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

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

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

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Home to items never before seen by the public.