See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.

This unincorporated community in western Ohio got its peculiar name from John "Daddy" Baker.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?