Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.