This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.