Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A science teacher's dream.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.