Bryson City, North Carolina
The Road to Nowhere
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Dolly Parton Statue
An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Titanic Museum Attraction
A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Dolly Parton’s Dream Box and Final Song
This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.
Bryson City, North Carolina
Kuwohi
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Mayna Treanor Avent Studio
Visit the art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Elkmont Historic District
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Savannah, Georgia
Graveface Museum
Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
Wichita, Kansas
Original Pizza Hut
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Staten Island, New York
Booze History Museum
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Hollywood, Florida
Old Ghosts of Hollywood
An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.
Permanently Closed
Pompano Beach, Florida
The East Coast Troll
A tiny twin to Seattle's Fremont troll hides from the Florida sun under the Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Bulk Candy Store Museum
This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Las Vegas, Nevada
Erotic Heritage Museum
Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.
Morganton, North Carolina
Green Eggs and Jam
An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.
Longmont, Colorado
Saul the Sticker Ball
The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
The Wave
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Denver, Colorado
Fifty-Two 80's
This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
Denver, Colorado
International Church of Cannabis
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Rapid City, South Dakota
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Monument
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Murdo, South Dakota
Okaton Ghost Town
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Montrose, South Dakota
Porter Sculpture Park
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Permanently Closed
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Watecha Bowl
Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.
