A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

George Washington once stopped by this house for dinner.

A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

The development and impact of electronic media showcased in a picturesque farmhouse in Maryland.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.