This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

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

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

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

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

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

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.