An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

The last Americana on Route 66.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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