Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.