The first American axe throwing club.

A local prank turned town icon.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

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

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.