Hazard, Kentucky
Mother Goose House
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
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Hazard, Kentucky
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
Maysville, Kentucky
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.
Wellington, Kentucky
Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Truro, Massachusetts
This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Perry, Maine
A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Hancock, Maine
The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.
Eastport, Maine
The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.
Bucksport, Maine
An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Phoenix, Arizona
Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.
Los Angeles, California
Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.