Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

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

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.