A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

Pittsburgh's literal underground railroad.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.