Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

When oil was discovered just outside of Pittsburgh, the city became home to this regional stock market.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

This shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary is also a tribute from a mother to her fallen son.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.