Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The world's longest known cave system.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

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.

This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.