A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

This former Indiana quarry has been transformed into a park and SCUBA site where divers can explore the drowned mining equipment.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.