A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

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

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.