Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Helen Keller once broke ground on this historic center for the study of technologies to benefit the hearing impaired.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.