The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

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

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

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

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

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

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.