Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

Where the oil industry began.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

This outdoor exhibit features a historic wooden dam once used to help boats navigate the Ohio River.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

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