A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

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

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.