The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

The first American axe throwing club.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

At Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a plaque marks a place once known as No Man's Land in the linear world and the fictional Kcymaerxthaere as well.

One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

These boots are made for selfies.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.