This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

A local prank turned town icon.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.