Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

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

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.