Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

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

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.