Essington, Pennsylvania
Lazaretto Quarantine Station
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
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Essington, Pennsylvania
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.
Conway, South Carolina
This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.
Blackville, South Carolina
This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
The remains of a chapel created for convenience.
Townsend, Tennessee
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Erin, Tennessee
Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Dorset, Vermont
This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.
Danby, Vermont
The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.
Cavendish, Vermont
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?
Fair Haven, Vermont
Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.
Barre, Vermont
This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.
South Hero, Vermont
A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Whitesville, West Virginia
A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Norfolk, Virginia
A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.
Stafford, Virginia
The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.