A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

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

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

The history of Mar Behnam Monastery is that of violence, intolerance, resiliency, and spirituality.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

On a wall in Cleveland, Ohio find the story of a highly connected fictional community of organisms that created remarkable, lasting structures.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."