Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

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

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.