This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.