148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

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

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

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

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.