Scotland, Maryland
Point Lookout State Park
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
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Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Maysville, Kentucky
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Hull, Massachusetts
Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.
Savannah, Georgia
Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.
Key West, Florida
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
Washington, D.C.
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
Clermont, Florida
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Brooklyn, New York
A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.
Boston, Massachusetts
The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.
Hartford, Connecticut
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Livermore, California
The longest burning light bulb in the world.
New York, New York
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.
Washington, D.C.
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Washington, D.C.
These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.
New Hyde Park, New York
This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.