I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

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

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."