One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

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

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

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

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.