A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

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

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

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

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.