An autonomous oak in Alabama.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.