An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.