In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

America's smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.