Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

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

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

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

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.