This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County, Maryland.