A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.