The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

Yo, Adrian!

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.