A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.