The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

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

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

This sprawling art park is filled with sculptures, nature trails, and art workshops.

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.