A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

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

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

A tribute to one of the most famous cowboys on TV, and the consumerism that fueled his popularity.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.