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

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

The nearly 200-year-old building displays a perplexing grammatical error.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

A lone grave is quietly tucked away in Kanawha Riflemen's Memorial Park.