A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

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

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

Destructive children, start your engines.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Where dioramas can follow you home.