Beaufort, North Carolina
Old Burying Ground
Burial site more than 300 years old.
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Beaufort, North Carolina
Burial site more than 300 years old.
Charlotte, North Carolina
This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Spencer, West Virginia
A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Bellingham, Washington
Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Birmingham, Alabama
Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.
Burlington, Vermont
Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.
Thetford, Vermont
This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Grafton, Vermont
Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.