This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.