The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

This memorial in the Adirondack wilderness honors the accidental death of a Scottish entrepreneur.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.