Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

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

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

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

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.