The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

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This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.