Barboursville, West Virginia
Billy Bob’s Wonderland
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
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Barboursville, West Virginia
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
Terracina, Italy
A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Marietta, Georgia
An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.
Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.
Lexington, Kentucky
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
Gallipolis, Ohio
The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Sutton, West Virginia
In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Chamblee, Georgia
A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.
Lilburn, Georgia
This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.