A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.