Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

A storybook church made from a mesmerizing medley of multi-colored stones.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.