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

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.