One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

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

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

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

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.