The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

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

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

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

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.