The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

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

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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.

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

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.