The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.