This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?