This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

Outsider Art Community.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

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

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.