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This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

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

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

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

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.