Pikeville, Tennessee
Fall Creek Falls State Park
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
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Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.
Chicken, Alaska
A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Dover, Delaware
The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Tampa, Florida
This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
Tampa, Florida
The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.
Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
Tampa, Florida
An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
San Antonio, Texas
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Palenque, Mexico
The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.
Moche, Peru
The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.