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

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

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

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

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.