Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.