The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This one-room doctor's office has been moved twice, and now lives on as a museum.

This general store has stood in the same spot for well over a century.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

This suburban park recalls the history of a famous tavern. Despite the name, it's no ordinary place!

A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

The whole world in one water tank.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.