A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

A wild trout fishery in Arkansas.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.