The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Bizarre Cavern.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.