This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

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

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

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.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.