"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.