Places uncommonoutpost Wants to Go

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.