Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

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

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.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

The aggressively banal name of this underground fortress of bureaucracy does little to evoke its truly surreal existence.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

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

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

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

This former zinc operation has a 90-year toxic history.

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

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

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

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

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