The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.