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

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

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

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

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

America's first federal monument.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.