A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

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

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.