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

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

This unincorporated community in western Ohio got its peculiar name from John "Daddy" Baker.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

A memorial honoring those who perished in one of the worst construction disasters in U.S. history.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.