Places IrishCurves Wants to Go

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

"You can only scalp a customer once, but you can give him a haircut every two weeks"-Barber's Maxim.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.