Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Meant for a railway that was never built because of the Great Chicago Fire, these piers still stand nearly 150 years after they were installed.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.

The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

In Parr Park, thousands of painted rocks line this walking trail.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.