A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.