This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.

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

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

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

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.

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

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.