Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.