This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

An abandoned early 20th-century gold mine in a spectacular setting overlooking Bridgeport Valley and the Sierra Nevada.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

This mural pays tribute to Atlanta natives and hip hop legends Andre 3000 and Big Boi, better known as OutKast.

Nicknamed the 'Minnehaha Bunny,' this bronze sculpture is nine feet long and weighs 1,500 pounds.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.

It’s hard to believe this hostile landscape was once a health resort.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

The oldest headstone in Connecticut.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

The only 'battle' in the Toledo War between Michigan and Ohio set the stage for a persistent state rivalry.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

The window above the urinal in the men's restroom is a giant periscope that offers a panoramic view of Eagle Harbor.

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

A hidden gem that highlights the life and innovations of Les Paul, the "Wizard of Waukesha."

Young Emmett Till's tragic story, which sparked America's civil rights movement, is retold near the site where it occurred.

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.