Adams, Tennessee
Www78/Wikimedia Commons
Www78/Wikimedia Commons
Although Adams isn’t a particularly strange town on its own, it’s nonetheless considered infamous in some circles due to the Bell Witch Cave. According to Atlas Obscura, local legends hold that a witch inexplicably started terrorizing the Bell family in 1817 from a cave near their farm.
Although it is unclear what issue the witch — apparently named Kate — had with this family, her legend became so widespread as to draw the curiosity of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who was reportedly scared off after he arrived to investigate it. The cave remains a fixture of local legend and is thought to be haunted.