A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.