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This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."