The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.