A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.