This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

This school was designed to support the rebuilding of African American schools around Delaware.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

America's first public mental health facility.

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.”

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

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.

This unassuming brick building has survived fires, storms, and more to bring entertainment to one Delaware town.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.