Moundsville, West Virginia
New Vrindaban Palace of Gold
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
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Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
Carthage, Missouri
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Crossville, Tennessee
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Skiatook, Oklahoma
A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.
Jerusalem Township, Ohio
Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
West Liberty, Ohio
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Kings Mills, Ohio
An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.
Park City, Kentucky
A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Pinson, Tennessee
Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.
Franklin, Kentucky
A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.
Bardstown, Kentucky
Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.
Cincinnati, Ohio
A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.