Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.