This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

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

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Megapodes incubate their eggs using the heat of an active volcano on this Pacific isle.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.