Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

A lone grave is quietly tucked away in Kanawha Riflemen's Memorial Park.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

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

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.