An original apothecary from 1792.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

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

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

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

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

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

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.