Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

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

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.