The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.