The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.