This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.