In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.