One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

These 250-year-old wagon tracks are a lasting sign of Dutch migrants crossing the mountains.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This hidden gem in Arizona is truly worth the rugged journey.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.