STRANGE STATES

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Is This the Most Mysterious Grave in Virginia?

In 1816, a woman died and was quickly buried in Alexandria, Virginia. Two hundred years later, the "Female Stranger" remains an enigma.

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South Dakota's Wall Drug

The Legend of Professor Josiah S. Carberry

The Oregon Boot

Ohio's Warther Museum

North Dakota's Anti-Ballistic Base

15 Things You Might Not Know About Ohio

Ohio produces more than just presidents!

Mississippi’s Phantom Barber of Pascagoula

The Phantom of the Maine State Library

If you want to learn about someplace, you can always pick up a textbook. But if you want to get to know a place, you're going to have to dig a little deeper. And what you find there might be a little strange. The Strange States series will take you on a v

Kentucky's Alien Visitors

This week we’re heading to the home of a chicken-loving colonel, a knife-designing frontiersman, and a really famous horse race: it’s the Bluegrass State—Kentucky.

Idaho, the Center of the Universe

When you think of Idaho, you don’t think weird. But you might be surprised to learn there are some pretty odd places in the home of the most famous type of potato.

Weird Festivities in Florida's Crazy Keys

Florida's Skunk Ape

Not even four days could cover all of the weird stuff happening in Florida...

Florida's Giant Penguin

There’s just too much weird stuff in Florida to quit after three days. Maybe a fourth Strange States entry will let us get it all out of our system...

Florida's Corpse Bride

Two Strange States entries simply weren't enough to contain the oddities in America’s favorite vacation destination. Here's another.