A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

Danish whalers once brought back whale bones to use as building materials in places where wood was scarce.

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

One of the deepest spring in Missouri.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.