This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

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

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

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

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

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