Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.