Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

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

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.