Columbia, South Carolina
Tunnelvision
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
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Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Columbia, South Carolina
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Miami, Florida
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
Key Biscayne, Florida
Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.
Islamorada, Florida
Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.
Islamorada, Florida
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Roanoke, Virginia
An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Leetonia, Ohio
Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.
Akron, Ohio
An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.
Kent, Ohio
Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Peninsula, Ohio
The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.
Peninsula, Ohio
Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.
Bentleyville, Ohio
Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.
Hinckley, Ohio
Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Dawson, Pennsylvania
A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Originally a cemetery, this city park remains speckled with a handful of scattered gravestones.
Washington, Pennsylvania
Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?