The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The "Seinfeld" diner.