In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.