The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

The legacy of the Ohio-founded Fostoria Glass Company lives on in West Virginia.

This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.

America's first public mental health facility.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Collectors keep the story of Ohio Valley glassmaking alive.