Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Venice's island of the dead.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.