Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.