Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

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

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

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

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.