First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.