A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

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

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.