Wheeling, West Virginia
Mount Wood Castle and Cemetery
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
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Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Wheeling, West Virginia
The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.
Marietta, Ohio
This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.
Marietta, Ohio
One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.
Marietta, Ohio
At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Asheville, North Carolina
An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Wytheville, Virginia
The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."
Merritt Island, Florida
Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.
Longwood, Florida
The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Fort Mill, South Carolina
A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Leetonia, Ohio
Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.
Cleveland, North Carolina
Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.