A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.

One of the most popular brands of glass among collectors, the story of the A.H. Heisey & Company glassmaker is told in this Newark museum.

A collection of thousands of pieces of unique, colorful glass made in this Ohio town.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."