One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.