A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

A student driver's nightmare.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!