One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.