The oldest continuously operating church in California.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

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

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

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

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

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.

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.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

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

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

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

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

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

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.