A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.