35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.

The realistic reptiles lurk along the side of a highway.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.