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

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

What better place to take a seat?

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

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

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

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

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.