The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

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

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

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

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

This site is where Lewis and Clark met and formed the Corp of Discovery with a few local men.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.