This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.