This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

What is the Thing?

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.