One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

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

One of the largest collections of merchandise from the famous British sci-fi show can be found smack in the middle of Indiana.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.