It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

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

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

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

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.