Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

These abandoned waterworks are crumbling into the Potomac River.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.