After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

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

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.