This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

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

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.