One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.