Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.