Roswell, NM ?C Aliens-R-Us
[ranking: 17]
It's been called the home of "the world's most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO claim." In 1947, residents of Roswell, NM, saw what appeared to be a UFO crash. The military said it was a conventional weather balloon, but many still believe.
The town has since become synonymous with UFOs and extraterrestrial conspiracy theories. The good news? Its tourist industry is thriving.
PhinDeli Town Buford, WY ?C A Town That Sold For $900,000
[ranking: 10]
What happens when you're the only man living in a tiny town? You sell it. At least, that's what Don Sammons did in 2013. Sammons lived in Buford, WY, with his wife and son?C?Cand they were the only three residents. He bought the town in 1992, but when his wife died three years later, and his son moved in 2007, Sammons decided he didn't want to live there either. He put the town up for sale in 2012, and the highest bid came from a Vietnamese coffee magnate.
For $900,000, Phan Dinh Nguyen bought the town with his business partner, and renamed it after their coffee brand PhinDeli. At the town's one gas station, they now sell the coffee.
The Villages, FL ?C The Land Of Active Elderly Residents
[ranking: 6]
In 2015, reports began to materialize about a retirement community in Florida hosting epic levels of STDs. The reports were true. In "Florida's Friendliest Retirement Hometown," you wouldn't be hard-pressed to find two elderly lovebirds doing it on a golf cart. Seriously, that actually happened.
The Villages is home to 70,000 residents. There are 34 golf courses and whole heaps of fun things to do. According to the New York Post, the STD rates in this small town are some of the highest in Florida. Resident Roselyn Shelley said, "Whatever you know about 20-year-olds, it's the same with seniors."
Gibsonton, FL ?C Where Carnies Go To Chill
[ranking: 8]
Of the 14,234 residents of Gibsonton, FL, a sizable portion of them are carnival workers and sideshow human attractions looking to spend the off-season in a warm, welcoming climate. Residents affectionately call their home "Gibtown." There was even once a local police chief who was a dwarf and a fire chief who was an eight-foot-tall giant.
Hell, MI ?C A Town That Really Embraces Its Name
[ranking: 9]
Hell, MI, is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state close to Ann Arbor. Originally a milling town?C?Cand later a town full of bootleggers?C?Cthe town with the name Hell has really embraced it. As the story goes, Hell got its name after one of the city's founders was asked what he wanted to name it in the 1840s; he responded "You can name it Hell for all I care," and it stuck.
The town has profited off the name, though. They've embraced hell and Satan?C?Cyou can even get married in a devil church. You can buy a plot in Hell (as the website says, "buy a piece of Hell,") get a Gravedigger Sundae at The Creamatory at Screams, and even have a burger at the Hell Hole Diner who's pastries are "to die for." Hell also has a fake university called Damnation University?C?CDam U for short.
Miracle Village, FL ?C The Town Of Sex Offenders
[ranking: 5]
Miracle Village is a small housing development outside of Pahokee, FL, that's home to more than 100 registered sex offenders. It was founded by a minister named Richard Witherow who worked in prisons for 30 years. He created the development as a place for recently released sex offenders to live while reintegrating into the community.
Witherow and his ministry, Matthew 25, oversee the development and have final approval over who lives there.
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