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An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.