This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

Trek through the jungle on a boat and a swinging bridge and you'll be rewarded with these refreshing, if pungent, mineral pools.

Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.