The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

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

A fiery-red region of scooped out land still largely untouched by civilization, tourists or otherwise.

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

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A replica that won't float away.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.