Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.