This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.