Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

An underground city of salt.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

The magic's in the hole!

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.