Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

Locals dubbed this abandoned abode the "gingerbread house" because of its odd architecture.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

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