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

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.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.