The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.