A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

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

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.