The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

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