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The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

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