"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.