The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The clients of these mysterious hand-crafted funeral cars took their last ride in style.

An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

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

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.