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This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Delaware's first railroad lasted only five years and spanned only 16 miles, but its ticket office has survived for two centuries.

Many of the most significant figures in American history once hopped on a stagecoach in this alleyway on their way to more noteworthy destinations.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.