Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.