This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.