An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

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Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.