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One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

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

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

Inside one of Guadalajara's oldest houses, you can find puppets and foam models of the city's missing buildings.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.