Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

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

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

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