The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

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

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

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

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

The smallest and oldest covered bridge in Delaware.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.