An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.