This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

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

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.