The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

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

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

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

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.