Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.