The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.