An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

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

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

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

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

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

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.