This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.