A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.