Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

Destructive children, start your engines.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A local prank turned town icon.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.