The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Mine your own precious stones.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.