This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.