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

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.