This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

The site where Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was killed by a mob.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

Romance fans worldwide make the pilgrimage to this group of historic covered bridges in rural Iowa.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

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

The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

Cemetery honors Americans who died during WWII and is the resting place of Gen. George S. Patton.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.