This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

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

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."