The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

America's first federal monument.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

America's first public mental health facility.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

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

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.