At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

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

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

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