This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

A big museum full of little worlds.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The world's longest known cave system.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.