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Kaymoor Mines

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Kaymoor Mines

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

New River Gorge Bridge

Fayetteville, West Virginia

New River Gorge Bridge

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

The Sinatra House

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

The Sinatra House

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

A top-hatted bear is one of the more "normal" items in the Trundle collection.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Trundle Manor: House of Oddities

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Old Slave Mart

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Overgrown headstones at the Unitarian Cemetery.

Charleston, South Carolina

Unitarian Church Cemetery

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

LaVale Toll Gate House

Cumberland, Maryland

LaVale Toll Gate House

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

American Celebration on Parade

Quicksburg, Virginia

American Celebration on Parade

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

The White Post

White Post, Virginia

The White Post

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

The "front out" display at Alabama Booksmith

Homewood, Alabama

Alabama Booksmith

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

Huntsville, Alabama

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

A plaque marks the location of this unique tree

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

The old Appalachian Club.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Elkmont Historic District

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Horseshoe Curve

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Horseshoe Curve

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

View of mural facing east

State College, Pennsylvania

Willard Mural

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.

Halloween face jugs.

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Castle Halloween Museum

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

The Farnsworth House in Plano, IL during the winter of 1971

Plano, Illinois

The Farnsworth House

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

The Gemini Giant
Permanently Closed

Wilmington, Illinois

Gemini Giant

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The Ozark Spooklight

Joplin, Missouri

The Ozark Spooklight

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

Eliphante
Permanently Closed

Cornville, Arizona

Eliphante

Outsider Art Community.

Jerome's Sliding Jail

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome's Sliding Jail

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Casa Grande Ruins

Coolidge, Arizona

Casa Grande Ruins

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

Duffy's Cut

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Duffy's Cut

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

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