An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

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

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

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

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.