The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

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

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."