Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

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

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

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

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

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