The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Georgia's answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation's great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

The Latvian city of Ventspils is filled with dozens of cow statues showcasing unique themes.

This memorial is dedicated to the hundreds of soldiers from Featherstone who died fighting World War I.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.