The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The world's longest known cave system.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.