Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

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

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

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

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

A teddy bear sits on a chair watching the sunset from the mountaintop—just as the late Dan Clancy had done since childhood.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.