Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

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

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

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.