The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The final resting place of a physician rescued during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.