Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.