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

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

America's first federal monument.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

An original apothecary from 1792.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.