An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

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

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

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

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

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

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.