Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.