Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

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

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A pre-Columbian ceremonial and astronomical site built by the Taino Indians.

Hundreds of pieces of ancient Taíno art cover the walls of this Caribbean cave system.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.