Illinois boasts a rich tapestry of history, culture, and natural wonders, but within its borders lie intriguing mysteries and legends that challenge the laws of physics and logic. Notable among these ...

Ohio: the Buckeye State, where college football is a religion, the weather can’t make up its mind, and the legal code is just as unpredictable. From outlawed fish intoxication to a genuine fear of ...

Wolf Island Road stands out among these haunted thoroughfares. Travelers have reported sightings of ghostly figures and eerie sounds, such as those of a phantom procession. The road itself seems to ...

Georgia slang is part traffic report, part tailgate chant, and part “meet me by that giant roadside chicken.” If these sound normal, you didn’t just visit—you’ve sprinted Peachtree on the Fourth and ...

California may be known for sunshine, beaches, and Hollywood glam, but the everyday habits of its residents can look completely unhinged to outsiders. To locals, though, these quirks are part of what ...

Welcome to the 19th-century French Quarter shop where modern U.S. pharmacy was born. Back in 1816, when snake oil and magic potions ruled, Louis Dufilho Jr. became the first guy in America to pass a ...

Pennsylvania harbors a rich tapestry of history, culture, and natural wonders, yet within its borders lie enigmatic tales and eerie phenomena. Among these mysteries are two roads defying conventional ...

South Carolina: the Palmetto State, where the tea is sweet, the manners are strict, and the laws… took a sharp left somewhere after “Bless your heart.” While it’s a state steeped in Southern tradition ...

Deep beneath ancient North Carolina, a ball of magma was cooling into granite while dinosaurs were still millions of years away from existing. This underground process would eventually become Looking ...

Most steamboats in the 1800s died young – just four or five years before fires, explosions, or river snags claimed them. Not the City of Hawkinsville. Built in Georgia in 1886, this tough wooden ...

In 1539, a Moroccan slave named Estevanico met his end at Hawikuh, a Zuni pueblo in what is now New Mexico. He had lived through the failed Narváez trek of 1527, then spent eight years crossing the ...

North Carolina: where the barbecue debate burns hotter than the summer sun, and the laws are just as smoky and strange. Sure, it’s home to beautiful mountains, sandy shores, and college basketball ...