A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

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

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

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

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.