A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.