Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

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

Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

Home to several unusual artifacts, including a huge painting of George Washington.

Dozens of striking Indian symbols cover the second-floor hallways of this rural courthouse.

The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.

One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.