A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

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

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.