Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.