An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.