Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.