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This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.