Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, bourbon, and Kentucky Fried Chicken helped create the tapestry of Louisville. But the city’s lesser known, more mysterious marvels weave in stories that “keep Louisville weird.” Lead sentence was running a little long, so tried to break it up a bit and avoid repetition.

Here are 12 Louisville (mostly solved) mysteries, legends, and strange phenomena that give “Unsolved Mysteries” host Robert Stack a run for his money. lol

Plane crash at Headliners Music Hall

Covered in graffiti and set into the hillside of this Irish Hill music venue, the wreckage from the Cliffhangers plane crash is a 30+ year-old legend that keeps visitors guessing. Was there more to a bar's elaborate marketing gimmick?

High-speed UFO chase

During a routine helicopter patrol in 1993, two Jefferson County police officers engaged in a two-minute chase with a pear-shaped object the size of a basketball moving at 100 mph.

Parking lot cemetery

Most people never notice the row of hedges in the middle of the Springs Shopping Center in St. Matthews — but behind the tall greenery lies a 19th-century graveyard.

Creepy caves

Gravely Brewing Co. isn’t just home to music-themed beer. It also has two grass-covered tunnels lurking in its backyard.

Monsters, goblins, and beasts, oh my

Meet the legendary cryptids of Derby City, including the Demon Leaper of Walnut Street Baptist Church.

Hotel ghosts

Some guests never leave the Seelbach Hilton Hotel.

World’s largest vampire bat

This 36-ft tall bat has been hanging upside down on the side of a 100-year-old novelty shop for over 20 years.

A wicked witch tree

A knotted and gnarly tree in Old Louisville conjures up a stormy tale of witchcraft.

An ancient Egyptian mummy

Having floated out of her coffin in 1937, Then-Hotep has made quite the journey to her final resting place inside the Kentucky Science Center.

The Chicken Steps

The Clifton neighborhood is home to a few scant remnants of a Civil War fort — along with this unusually named landmark.

A cryptic sign

You've probably seen this mysterious symbol around town on posters and stickers. Meet the LOU + Cincy-based artist collective behind this sigil and a number of murals around Derby City.

A missing painting

This painting went missing after being mistakenly donated to a Goodwill — it was found months later and returned to its rightful home.