A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.