An iron monument on the 120th meridian as surveyed, one of only four marking the boundary between Nevada and California north of Lake Tahoe.

A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

Considered an enigma by folklorists, an object of primitive animistic worship lives on in Yamanashi.

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

The world's most comprehensive collection of Willard timepieces is a celebration of early American clockmaking.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

A storybook church made from a mesmerizing medley of multi-colored stones.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.