The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

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

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This stone statue inspired Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 novel 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.