A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

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

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

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

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

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

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.