Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

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

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.