An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

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

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

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

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.