The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”