This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

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

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

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

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.