Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

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

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.