This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.