A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.