One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.