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

America's first public mental health facility.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.