A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

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

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.