This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

America's first federal monument.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.