No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The last of its kind in the country.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The magic's in the hole!

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.