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This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.