This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

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

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.