This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Political activist and writer Thomas Paine once lodged at this location.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.