Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

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

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

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

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

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

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

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.