This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."