Kernersville, North Carolina
Körner’s Folly
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
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Kernersville, North Carolina
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Floyd, Virginia
Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
Superior, Wisconsin
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Anniston, Alabama
A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.
Destin, Florida
Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Milwaukie, Oregon
Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.
Huntsville, Alabama
Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Dayton, Ohio
A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.
Athens, Georgia
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
Johns Creek, Georgia
The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Calhoun, Georgia
Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.
Suches, Georgia
They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.