An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

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

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

A factory in Milwaukee where poop is reclaimed… and recycled.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.