This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

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

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.