This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

These boots are made for selfies.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This is one really big nut.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.