The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

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

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An original apothecary from 1792.