It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

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

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.