Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.