In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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

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

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.