An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.