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The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

This modest structure is where noted musician and the Band drummer Levon Helm grew up.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

A New Jersey state park that was once Napoleon's brother's sprawling estate.

One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.