An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

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

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

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

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

America's first public mental health facility.

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

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

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