This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.