For the last 30 years, a small black mailbox printed with the words "Kindred Spirit" has graced the shores of Bird Island. Although no one knows the identity of the real Kindred Spirit, visitors... »

Intriguing Environs | Edited by atimian

According to urban legend in Wilson, North Carolina, Vollis Simpson’s daughter was driving home late at night after having done LSD. After beginning to drive erratically, she crashed and was... »

Outsider Art, Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori | Edited by burningsaviour and atimian

Located in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, the World Methodist Museum houses the largest collection of Wesleyana – material related to Methodist founder John Wesley – anywhere in the world. The... »

Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by A Facebook user, Nicholas Jackson and others

North Carolina artist Mary Paulsen says God has spoken to her twice. The first time, in 1996, he told her to build a village of houses for her collection of 6,000 dolls. The second time, in 1998,... »

Outsider Art, Outsider Architecture | Edited by elaelaela and Nicholas Jackson

The story of this simple grave begins at the turn of the 18th century during the Age of Napoleon and is one of a French soldier named Michel Ney. Born in France in 1769, Michel Ney became a civil... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by ronin and Nicholas Jackson

The Belhaven museum is comprised almost entirely out of the collection of one woman, "Miss Eva." Her life of avid collecting of began small with a collection of buttons given to her by her... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan

Most people have heard of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, but far fewer are familiar with Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson, the Smokey Mountains very own (non-Mormon) 'latter day saint.'... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by

Set back from the main road, is a empty patch of woods, a dusty circle, barren of plant life, about 15' wide where, according to stories dating back to 1882, the devil comes to dance. The stories... »

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by

Though any hammock usually suffices so long as it is located beachside, the more hammock the better has been the operating philosophy of Nag’s Head Hammocks since 1974. Located in mainland... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by littlebrumble

Few diversions are as uniquely and unabashedly American as a good old fashioned monster truck jam. Among the greatest stars in the sport's history is Grave Digger, specifically when driven by... »

Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions | Edited by littlebrumble and anhie