The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.