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

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The whole world in one water tank.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Bizarre Cavern.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.