This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

A local prank turned town icon.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Yo, Adrian!

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

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

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.