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

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

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

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

The first free library in Georgia features an original Tiffany stained glass window of Mary Willis.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

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

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.