Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

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

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

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

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.