This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.