A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.