The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

This outdoor exhibit features a historic wooden dam once used to help boats navigate the Ohio River.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.