Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

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America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.