The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

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 final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.