This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

This manor in the woods memorializes one of the greatest birders of a generation.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

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

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.