The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.