The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

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

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.