Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

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

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.