A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

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

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.