The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.