Bedford, Pennsylvania
Bedford Springs Resort
A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.
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Bedford, Pennsylvania
A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.
Washington, D.C.
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.
Cleveland, Ohio
A dazzling display of lights and crystals.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Cleveland, Ohio
An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Cleveland, Ohio
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Steubenville, Ohio
A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Princeton, New Jersey
The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.
Princeton, New Jersey
The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.