The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.