Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

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

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

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

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.