A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

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

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.