A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

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

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

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

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.