The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

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

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

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

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

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

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

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.