She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.