This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

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

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

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

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