Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

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

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

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.