A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

New York's oldest magic store.