An autonomous oak in Alabama.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

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

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.