Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.

How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?

This sculpture is a cross between an observatory and an earth mound to honor the community's rich history.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

Halloween spirit is alive and well in this small town, where residents race motorized caskets in a yearly tradition.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

The 34th governor of Kentucky was sworn into office while on his deathbed after being shot outside the State House.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.