Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

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

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

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

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.