This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

One of America's oldest private membership libraries was long one of New Haven's best kept secrets.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.