Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

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

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

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

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.