The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.