The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.