A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

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

It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.