This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

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

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

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

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

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.