Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

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

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.