While the colored lines found on new tires are optional, follow along to see what they mean, and why they are there.

That’s the standard operating procedure at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – a kaleidoscopic shrine to all things bizarre and bewildering.

In Tacoma, Washington, such a gem exists at Shakabrah, where locals will tell you—often in hushed, reverent tones—that the best biscuits and gravy in the entire state are being served daily. This ...