The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.