A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

Located in a remote part of a Louisiana wildlife refuge, this tree has been standing for more than 1,200 years.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary. And maybe buried treasure!

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.