A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

An oddity shop filled with taxidermy, funerary memorabilia, and more.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.