Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.