Places scarletdraven Wants to Go

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.