A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.