The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.