Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.