A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.