The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."