One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.