The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

The 100-year-old public collection of a New Hampshire dentist that contains taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and a pair of mummy hands.

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

University of New Hampshire holds the documentation and artifacts of local alien abductees.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.