Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

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

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

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