Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
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Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Casa Grande, Arizona
An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Norfolk, Virginia
America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Columbus, Ohio
A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.
Cincinnati, Ohio
The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.
Marion, Ohio
This moving cemetery sphere is a slowly rolling stone.
Marion, Ohio
This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.
Zanesville, Ohio
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
Celina, Ohio
A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Cleveland, Ohio
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Paranormal activity on the great lakes.
Appleton, Wisconsin
This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.