An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.