An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

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

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

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

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

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

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.