These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.