This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.