Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

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

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

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

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

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

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

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.