These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

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

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

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

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

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.