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

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.