Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.