A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

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

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.