A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.