Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

America's first public mental health facility.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

You may get stranded and everyone's peeing in the water, but at least there's cocktails!

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.