This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.