Annapolis, Maryland
John Paul Jones’ Crypt
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
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Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Bristol, Connecticut
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
New York, New York
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
New York, New York
Here be dragons.
Scarborough, Maine
This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.
Montreal, Québec
Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.
Joggins, Nova Scotia
Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
St. Augustine, Florida
The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.
St. Augustine, Florida
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
New York, New York
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
New York, New York
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
New York, New York
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.