A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.