An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.