A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A large instrument played by the wind.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.