Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

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

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.

Series of storm drains connected to a dark urban legend.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head as he died can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.