According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.