A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver's oldest watering holes.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.