America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Yo, Adrian!

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.