A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

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.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.