Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

An original apothecary from 1792.

Berlin's old airport.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

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

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.