This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

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

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.