Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

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

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.