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A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.

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

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

Experience the pivotal Civil War battle at this interactive museum.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This Pennsylvania structure, the oldest building in Gettysburg, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Feel what it would have been like to live in Gettysburg during the pivotal Civil War battle.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.