Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A local prank turned town icon.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.