Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

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

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.