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After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.