An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

The world's longest known cave system.

The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.