This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.