Places Edited by Darrell Powers

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.