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Decommissioned NYC subway cars are dumped into the ocean to create this underwater wildlife habitat.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

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

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.