A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Secret Swing.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

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

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

The site of the worst mining disaster in Ohio's history.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

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

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.