This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.