A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.