This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

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

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.