An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

The story of the country’s most famous sports magazine began at a historic Myrtle Beach golf club.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

This former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

Known as the "Traitor's Gate."

"Only the dead get off at Kymlinge."