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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

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

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

A giant cement churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.