The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The memorial honors the lives of rhinoceroses killed by poachers.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.