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Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.