In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

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

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

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

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

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

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Get your gift of the gab on Route 66.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.