Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson’s Store
You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.
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Alderson, West Virginia
You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Step into the courtroom to learn details of the only case in history where ghostly testimony led to a murderer's conviction.
Campbell, Ohio
There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.
Marietta, Ohio
This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.
Cleveland, Ohio
Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.
Pomeroy, Ohio
This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.
Lorain, Ohio
A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.
Louisville, Kentucky
The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Kalaupapa, Hawaii
Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Anchorage, Alaska
Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Key Biscayne, Florida
An underwater city for the dead.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.