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Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

Haunted Victorian house that inspired a legendary "Ghostbusters" court ruling.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

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

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.