One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

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

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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