A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

A massive, fading granite poem is all that remains of one Whitman superfan's tribute to the famous writer.

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.