The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

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

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

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

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.