Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.