One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

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

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.