Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.

Dedicated to a legendary spiritual vision.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.