Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.