A local prank turned town icon.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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