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.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

Housing the history of a small Ohio town that is known to some as the pottery capital of the United States.

Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

This suburban park recalls the history of a famous tavern. Despite the name, it's no ordinary place!

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

Where the oil industry began.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

A tribute to one of the most famous cowboys on TV, and the consumerism that fueled his popularity.

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."