Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.