In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

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A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.