This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.