A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

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

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.