Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A burial site located in the middle of a road.

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

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

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.