Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.