After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.

A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.

In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

Across from a hotel parking lot, a Confederate spy rests under a large tombstone with her Union Veteran husband behind a copse of trees in a small, well-maintained cemetery.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

An abandoned early 20th-century gold mine in a spectacular setting overlooking Bridgeport Valley and the Sierra Nevada.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

A crumbling ghost town on the South Dakota prairie.

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.

Some say that the battle fought at this Kansas site in 1856 was the first unofficial battle of the American Civil War.