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

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

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

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

Tucked into the heart of historic Irvington, this 56-year-old metaphysical shop specializes in the olde ways.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

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

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.