This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A New Jersey state park that was once Napoleon's brother's sprawling estate.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.