Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.