Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Weeping Woman
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
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Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Jackson, Michigan
Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.
Detroit, Michigan
Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.
Onaway, Michigan
A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.
Port Austin, Michigan
Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."
Calumet, Michigan
Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.
Plymouth, Michigan
In addition to the usual gravestones, this Michigan cemetery features a birdhouse mausoleum and an Ark of the Covenant replica.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.
Naubinway, Michigan
More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.
Cheboygan, Michigan
This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.
Grayling, Michigan
At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.
Lansing, Michigan
A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.
Clare, Michigan
The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.
Durand, Michigan
This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.
Northport, Michigan
A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.
Traverse City, Michigan
A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.
Gladstone, Michigan
World's largest pet casket company brings in up to $5 million per year in revenue.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.
Traverse City, Michigan
The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.