A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.