Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

An original apothecary from 1792.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.