A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

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

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.