A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.