Wilmington, North Carolina
Museum of the Bizarre
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
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Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Waites Island, South Carolina
A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.
Lando, South Carolina
An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.
Lancaster, South Carolina
A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Mountain City, Georgia
Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.
Chamblee, Georgia
An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.
Hawkinsville, Georgia
Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.
Savannah, Georgia
A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Gainesville, Georgia
A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.
Atlanta, Georgia
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.