"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.