This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

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

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

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

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

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

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.