Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.