The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.