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This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

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

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

This moving cemetery sphere is a slowly rolling stone.

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.