A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

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

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.