Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

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