An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A local prank turned town icon.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

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.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Bizarre Cavern.

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

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.