Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Mexican food and folk art.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.