Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

This alleyway was named to honor the memory of a beloved local dog.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."