The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

World's largest Christmas store.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.