According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.