When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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

America's first public mental health facility.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

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

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.