An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.

These commemorative stones honor a young woman born in captivity.

This rail trail culminates in a three-mile land bridge only accessible to cyclists and pedestrians.

Nobody's quite sure who erected this monument marking the spot where a gray wolf was shot and killed.

A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

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

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.