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Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

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

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.