A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

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

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.