A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

The final resting place of a physician rescued during the bombardment of Fort McHenry.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

One of the oldest of its kind.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.