In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.