A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

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

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

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.