Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

These boots are made for selfies.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.