Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

A building made mostly of cast iron features a 1:45 scale lego model of its self.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

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

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

This large stone residence served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg between stints as a tavern.

Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Step into the courtroom to learn details of the only case in history where ghostly testimony led to a murderer's conviction.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.