A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.

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

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

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.