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

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

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

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.