The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

An enormous mural of a local Nashville resident adorns this abandoned silo.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.

Nature (and graffiti) reclaim this old waterworks that has been surrounded by a bike path and network of walking trails.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.