A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.