The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.