The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

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

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

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

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.