Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Because there's no place like home.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.