Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.