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A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

This unique collection collects pieces of art etched into thin pieces of stone.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.